telescope
/ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/
noun
- An instrument shaped like a long tube that uses lenses or mirrors to make distant objects appear larger and closer.
- She looked at the moon through her new telescope.
- The observatory's giant telescope can see galaxies millions of light-years away.
- He bought a small telescope for birdwatching on the lake.
verb
- To slide or collapse into a shorter form, like the sections of a telescope.
- The car's front end telescoped on impact with the wall.
- The metal rod telescopes so you can adjust its length.
- The camping chair telescopes down into a small bag.
- To shorten or condense something, such as time or information.
- In her speech, she telescoped years of history into a few sentences.
- The training course was telescoped into just two weeks.
- The director telescoped the three-hour play into a 90-minute movie.