astronomical telescope vs scope

astronomical telescope and scope both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
astronomical telescope	Yes	No	No	No
scope	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scope is a hypernym of astronomical telescope; that is, scope is a word with a broader meaning than astronomical telescope:

astronomical telescope: any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources
scope: a magnifier of images of distant objects

Other hypernyms of astronomical telescope include telescope.

astronomical telescope (noun)	scope (noun)
any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources	electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
	a magnifier of images of distant objects
	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
	the state of the environment in which a situation exists