How to pronounce telescope
American English pronunciation
TEL-uh-skohp
- IPA
- /ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/
- Syllables
- TEL · uh · skohp (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What telescope means
A tube with lenses that makes faraway things look closer
In a sentence: Through the telescope, Ana could see craters on the moon.
Where it comes from: Made from Greek words that mean "far" and "to look." It was coined in 1611.
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