Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 12 compound words that contain telescope. The most common are listed below. Open telescope in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- radio telescopeA device for observing astronomical sources of radio waves, normally having one or more large parabolic dishes.
- optical telescopeAn instrument, used both for recreational and scientific purposes, which provides a magnified view of distant objects by collecting and focusing light by means of mirrors and/or optical lenses.
- reflecting telescopeA telescope which produces a magnified image by reflecting light through a series of mirrors housed in a tube, using a large curved mirror to gather the light and one or more additional mirrors to transmit the light to an eyepiece.
- X-ray telescopeAn instrument that detects X-rays originating from outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- Telescope PeakThe summit of a desert mountain, the highest point within Death Valley National Park, in California, United States.
- Schmidt telescopeA telescope, having a wide field of view, comprising a thin aspheric lens and a large concave mirror.
- Dobsonian telescopeAn alt-azimuth mounted Newtonian telescope; a type of reflecting telescope.
- refracting telescopeA telescope which produces a magnified image by refracting light through a series of lenses housed in a tube, with a light-gathering objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other.
- solar telescopeA telescope designed to make observations of the sun.
- space telescopeA telescope operating outside the Earth's atmosphere, for observing astronomical objects and phenomena.
- transit telescopeSynonym of transit instrument: An astronomical telescope mounted in the meridian and turning on a fixed east-and-west axis.
- telescope houseA house with multiple extensions connected serially, decreasing in size.
- zenith telescopeA telescope that can point vertically at the zenith.
- liquid mirror telescopeA type of reflecting telescope employing a parabolic liquid mirror made by spinning a pool of reflective liquid.
- Gregorian telescopeA type of reflecting telescope having two concave mirrors: the primary mirror (a paraboloid) collects the light and brings it to a focus before the secondary mirror (a ellipsoid), where it is reflected back through a hole in the centre of …
- Newtonian telescopeA type of reflecting telescope using a concave primary mirror and a flat diagonal secondary mirror.
- Cassegrain telescopeA telescope using a Cassegrain reflector.
- Keplerian telescopeAn improvement on the Galilean telescope, having a convex lens as the eyepiece instead of Galileo's concave one.
- Galilean telescopea type of refracting telescope (refractor) similar to the one used by Galileo Galilei.
- Maksutov telescopeA catadioptric telescope with a meniscus corrector.
- Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopeA catadioptric telescope that combines a Cassegrain reflector's optical path with a Schmidt corrector plate to make a compact astronomical instrument that uses simple spherical surfaces.
- Nasmyth telescopeA kind of reflecting telescope: a modified Cassegrain telescope with light reflected sideways before reaching the primary mirror again.
- terrestrial telescopeA telescope which, unlike most telescopes used for astronomical purposes, contains an arrangement of lenses presenting an erect (non-inverted) image to the observer, suitable for observation of objects on the Earth's surface.
- telescope bagAn adjustable travelling bag consisting of two cases, the larger slipping over the other.
- telescope bagsplural of telescope bag: An adjustable travelling bag consisting of two cases, the larger slipping over the other.
Compound words 12
- digiscopeA digital camera coupled with an optical telescope for the recording of distant images.
- telescoperThat which telescopes, particularly in the mathematical sense.
- telescopistSomeone who uses a telescope.
- binoscopeA type of binary telescope or long-distance binoculars, typically used for amateur astronomy or artillery sighting.
- hypertelescopeAny of several proposed very large arrays of linked telescopes
- phototelescopeA telescope adapted for taking photographs of the heavenly bodies.
- radiotelescopeAlternative spelling of radio telescope: A device for observing astronomical sources of radio waves, normally having one or more large parabolic dishes.
- telescopableCapable of being telescoped, that is, expanded and contracted linearly in sections that slide over one another.
- telescopefishAny of several deep-sea aulopiform fish, of the family Giganturidae, having tubular eyes.
- telescopiformShaped like a telescope, with retractile tubular portions.