The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
telespectroscope — [tel΄ə spek′trə skōp΄] n. an instrument combining a telescope and a spectroscope, for producing the spectra of stars * * * … Universalium
telespectroscope — [tel΄ə spek′trə skōp΄] n. an instrument combining a telescope and a spectroscope, for producing the spectra of stars … English World dictionary
telespectroscope — /tel i spekˈtrə skōp/ noun A combination of a telescope and a spectroscope, used for observing and analysing the radiation given off by celestial objects ORIGIN: ↑tele (1), and ↑spectroscope … Useful english dictionary
telespectroscope — instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
telespectroscope — /tɛliˈspɛktrəskoʊp/ (say telee spektruhskohp) noun an instrument for analysing the spectra of astronomical bodies, consisting of a telescope attached to a spectroscope. {tele 1 + spectroscope} …
Angelo Secchi — Infobox Scientist name = Angelo Secchi box width = image width =150px caption = Angelo Secchi birth date = 29 June 1818 birth place = Reggio Emilia death date = 26 February 1878 death place = residence = Rome citizenship = nationality = Italian… … Wikipedia
Angelo Secchi — Angelo Secchi † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Angelo Secchi Astronomer, b. at Reggio in Emilia, Italy, 18 June, 1818; d. 26 Feb., 1878. He was the son of a joiner, Antonio Secchi. His mother (née Luise Belgieri), a practical middle class… … Catholic encyclopedia
télé- — 1. télé ♦ Élément, du gr. têle « loin », signifiant « au loin, à distance » : télévision, téléphone, télégramme. télé 2. télé ♦ Élément, de télévision, signifiant « de télévision, par télévision » : télédiffusion, téléfilm, télévente. télé 3.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
telescope — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. glass, field glass, spyglass. v. collapse, fold; [fore]shorten, condense, abridge. See optical instruments, distance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. field glasses, binoculars, opera glass, glass, optical… … English dictionary for students
Scientific Instruments — Have you ever been in the middle of a class lecture, medical examination or episode of Star Trek only to realise suddenly that you have no clue what all those gizmos, gadgets and other scientific instruments actually do? If so, your problems are… … Phrontistery dictionary
