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galilean telescope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
galilean te-le-scope
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a type of refracting telescope (refractor) similar to the one used by Galileo Galilei.

Etymology

From Galileo + -an + telescope. From Galileo, who was the first to use this type of telescope for astronomy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Galilean telescopes (plural)

Synonyms

Galilean refractor

Questions

What does galilean telescope mean?
a type of refracting telescope (refractor) similar to the one used by Galileo Galilei.
Where does galilean telescope come from?
From Galileo + -an + telescope. From Galileo, who was the first to use this type of telescope for astronomy.

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