hand glass vs telescope

hand glass

noun
  • A small mirror with a handle. 

  • A small glazed frame for the protection of plants. 

telescope

noun
  • A retractable tubular support for lights. 

  • Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope). 

  • A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy. 

verb
  • To collapse, via cancellation. 

  • 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. 

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