"optical telescope" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: optical telescopes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} optical telescope (plural optical telescopes)
  1. An 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. Wikipedia link: optical telescope Categories (topical): Astronomy Related terms: radio telescope, X-ray telescope Translations (instrument which provides a magnified view of distant objects): 光學望遠鏡 (Chinese Mandarin), 光学望远镜 (guāngxué wàngyuǎnjìng) (Chinese Mandarin), optinen teleskooppi (Finnish), опти́ческий телеско́п (optíčeskij teleskóp) [masculine] (Russian), sugaaning daksipat (Tagalog)

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