B1NounMasculine
il telescopio
telescope
/teh-leh-SKOH-pyoh/
Plural: telescopi
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What does ‘telescopio’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
Galileo perfezionò il telescopio e lo usò per osservare i pianeti.
Galileo improved the telescope and used it to observe the planets.
Con il telescopio si possono vedere le galassie lontane.
With the telescope you can see distant galaxies.
About This Word
Galileo's telescopes, now in the Museo Galileo in Florence, are among Italy's most treasured scientific artefacts.
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