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telescope vs astronomical telescope

astronomical telescope vs telescope

telescope and astronomical telescope both are nouns.

telescope is a verb but astronomical telescope is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
telescope Yes No Yes No
astronomical telescope Yes No No No
As nouns, astronomical telescope is a hyponym of telescope; that is, astronomical telescope is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than telescope:
  • telescope: a magnifier of images of distant objects
  • astronomical telescope: any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources
Other hyponyms of telescope include collimator, equatorial, solar telescope, transit instrument, photoheliograph.
telescope (noun) astronomical telescope (noun)
a magnifier of images of distant objects any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources
telescope (verb) astronomical telescope (verb)
make smaller or shorter
crush together or collapse
Difference between telescope and astronomical telescope

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