13 авг. 2024 г. · [instrument for viewing] 1872, shortened from telescope, microscope, etc., in which the element (Latinized) is from Greek skopein "to look" ( ...

From Latin tēlescopium, from Ancient Greek τηλεσκόπος (tēleskópos, “far-seeing”), from τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I look at”). Coined in 1611 by the ...

to shorten or condense; compress: to telescope the events of five hundred years into one history lecture.

Nowadays, the word "telescope" is defined as a wide range of instruments capable of detecting different regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, and in some ...

5 дней назад · The meaning of TELESCOPE is a usually tubular optical instrument for viewing distant objects by means of the refraction of light rays ...

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun telescope word. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

The word 'telescope' is based on two Greek words - the prefix 'tele' (meaning 'far away') and the suffix 'scope' (meaning 'seeing'). There are many other words ...

"Scope" comes from the Greek skopos, meaning to "watch or look". Scope is a common suffix to the name of many such instruments that provide sensory feedback.

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian telescopio or modern Latin telescopium, from tele- 'at a distance' + -scopium (from Greek skopein 'look at'). See ...