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Eyeglass vs Telescope - What's the difference?

eyeglass | telescope |

As nouns the difference between eyeglass and telescope

is that eyeglass is a lens, especially one of a pair while telescope is a monocular optical instrument possessing magnification for observing distant objects, especially in astronomy.

As a verb telescope is

to extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.

eyeglass

English

Noun

(es)
  • a lens, especially one of a pair
  • a monocle
  • an eyepiece

    • Anagrams

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    telescope

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A monocular optical instrument possessing magnification for observing distant objects, especially in astronomy.
  • Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).

    • Derived terms

    * telescopic * radio telescope * reflecting telescope * refracting telescope * terrestrial telescope

    Verb

    (telescop)
  • To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
  • To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.
  • To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.

    • See also

    * binoculars * microscope