telescopic
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- adjective
- /tɛləˈskɑpɪk/
- Specialized
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telescópico
- The first telescopic view of the Andromeda Galaxy was reported by Simon Marius in 1612.
- telescopic view
Examples
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Using a telescopic filter, the stargazer was able to see the rings of Saturn clearly.
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In the early 1960s, NASA's Apollo program gave an urgent new impetus to ground-based telescopic mapping of the Moon.
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Although the Red Planet reached its peak in late October and early November, it remains a fine visual and telescopic sight in the evening sky.
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The telescopic view improves at a rapid pace.
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The planet's orbital motion away from Earth brings big changes to its telescopic appearance.
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The Jewel Box open cluster is a fine telescopic object lying 1 degree from Beta Crucis.
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And Saturn climbs high in the sky earlier in the evening in the months after opposition, providing better telescopic views.
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Your best telescopic views of Jupiter will come in the early evening, when its light traverses less of Earth's turbulent atmosphere.
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The astronaut used a telescopic lens to observe distant galaxies during the mission.
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Many telescopic sights are essential for amateur astronomers to explore the night sky.
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Etymology
Telescopic comes from the word telescope, which breaks into tele- 'far' and -scope 'to look'. Think of a telescope that lets you see things only when you look through it, so a 'telescopic' object is one you can only see with a telescope.