telescope
/ˈteləsˌkəʊp/TEH-luh-skohp
/ˈtɛləsˌkoʊp/TEH-luh-skohp
Meaningfar-off viewer
Common meaning: an instrument for seeing distant objects
- telefar offLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 804 · scan
- scopeGreek skopein: to look at
‘far off’ + ‘to look at’ → telescope
Journey through time
- Greekτῆλε (têle)‘far off’
- Englishtelescope‘an instrument for seeing distant objects’ · today
tele also in: telegramtelegraphtelepathytelephonetelephoto
scope- also in: gyroscopemicroscopekaleidoscope
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ‘far off’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry τῆλε (têle), p. 804 · dictionary scan
Roots
- τῆλε (têle) Ancient Greek “far off”
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