telescope

BrE /ˈtiː.lə.skəʊp/ AmE /ˈtɪ.lə.skəp/

noun en → es

1 INSTRUMENT [noun] B2

a device for making distant objects appear nearer and larger

telescopio, instrumento óptico

Collocations use a telescope · look through a telescope

  • He uses his telescope to look at the stars.

    Él usa su telescopio para observar las estrellas.

2 METAPHOR [noun] C1

a way of looking at something that makes it clearer or easier to understand

perspectiva, enfoque

Collocations new telescope on a problem · gain a new telescope

  • This discovery offers a new telescope on the origins of life.

    Este descubrimiento ofrece una nueva perspectiva sobre los orígenes de la vida.