solar telescope
- noun
- /ˈsoʊlər tɛlɪˌskoʊp/
- Specialized
:
telescopio solar
- At the astronomy festival, several solar telescopes were set up for everyone to safely observe the sun's surface.
Examples
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THE SUNSPOTTER, a new device from Learning Technologies, Inc., is a solar telescope that provides a safer and easier way to view sunlight.
Academic text (2001) -
One group, near a window, is drawing sunspot positions on a piece of paper using a Sunspotter solar telescope.
Academic text (2004) -
The teachers and their astronomer leaders seem to take over the mountain, using the 2.1-meter, the 0.9-meter, the Coud-feed, and the solar telescopes.
Academic text (2005) -
PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Solar granulation, photographed on February 1, 1986, with the new Swedish solar telescope in the Canary Islands.
Academic text (1991) -
He looked through the solar telescope and marveled at the sunspots clearly visible through its lens.
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During the solar eclipse, many enthusiasts brought their solar telescopes to observe the rare event together.
Synonyms
A telescope with a camera that takes pictures of the Sun
A machine that takes pictures of the Sun using one color of light to show details
How Powerful
52
5.0
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
5.3
- Specialized
1
8.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a telescope for observing the sun' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'solar' (pertaining to the sun) with 'telescope' (a device to magnify distant objects). This adjective + noun compositional pattern is common in English and in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
The noun solar telescope is literally a telescope for the sun. It uses special filters so people can safely watch sunspots and flares, and that's why it means 'a telescope specially designed for making observations of the sun'.