telescopes
nounHow many syllables in telescopes?
There are 3 syllables in the word telescopes.How to pronounce telescopes:
Definition of telescopes:
- telescopes (noun):
- an optical instrument for making distant objects appear closer by use of a combination of lenses
- a usually tubular optical instrument for viewing distant objects by means of the refraction of light rays through a lens or the reflection of light rays by a concave mirror compare reflector, refractor
Synonyms for telescopes:
boils down
capsules
collapses
compacts
compresses
condenses
consolidates
constricts
constringes
contracts
narrows (down)
packs
simplifies
squeezes
Antonyms for telescopes:
compound microscopes
electron microscopes
light microscopes
microscopes
optical microscopes
simple microscopes
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