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Fernrohr — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • telescope noun An optical instrument that makes distant objects look closer and larger, especially used to view the night sky.

Senses

Fernrohr is used for these senses in English:

  • telescope A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

telescope — full definition

  1. noun An optical instrument that makes distant objects look closer and larger, especially used to view the night sky.
  2. verb To slide sections into one another so the whole thing collapses shorter, like the tube of a telescope.

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