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telescope

 
 
/ˈtelɪskəʊp/ noun [C]

Translation

a piece of equipment, in the shape of a tube, that makes things which are far away look bigger or nearer
teleskop
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(Definition of telescope noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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