catalejo — meaning in English

English meaning

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

Senses

catalejo is used for these senses in English:

• spotting scope A compact high-power monocular telescope optimized for detailed observation of distant objects such as wildlife or the strike of a bullet on a target.
• spyglass A small portable telescope.
• telescope A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

spyglass — full definition

1. noun A small portable telescope.
2. noun A pair of binoculars.

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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