Telescope Past Tense

The past tense of Telescope is telescoped.

1. telescope

verb. ['ˈtɛləˌskoʊp'] crush together or collapse.

Etymology

  • -scope (English)
  • σκοπέω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • tele- (English)
  • τῆλε (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

Rhymes with Telescope

  • gastroscope
  • gyroscope
  • horoscope
  • interscope
  • kaleidoscope
  • marketscope
  • microscope
  • ophthalmoscope
  • oscilloscope
  • periscope
  • polariscope
  • stethoscope
  • worldscope

2. telescope

noun. ['ˈtɛləˌskoʊp'] a magnifier of images of distant objects.

Etymology

  • -scope (English)
  • σκοπέω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • tele- (English)
  • τῆλε (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

3. telescope

verb. ['ˈtɛləˌskoʊp'] make smaller or shorter.

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Etymology

  • -scope (English)
  • σκοπέω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • tele- (English)
  • τῆλε (Ancient Greek (to 1453))