Definition of Telescopy

1. Noun. The art of making and using telescopes.

Generic synonyms: Art, Artistry, Prowess
Derivative terms: Telescopic

Definition of Telescopy

1. n. The art or practice of using or making telescopes.

Definition of Telescopy

1. Noun. The manufacture and use of telescopes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Telescopy

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Telescopy

telescoped
telescopefish
telescopefishes
telescopes
telescopic
telescopic denture
telescopic sight
telescopic spectacles
telescopic star
telescopical
telescopically
telescopies
telescoping
telescopist
telescopists
telescopy (current term)
telescreen
telescreens
teleseismic
teleseismological
teleseismology
teleseller
telesellers
teleselling
teleseme
telesemes
teleseminar
teleseminars
teleses
teleshop

Literary usage of Telescopy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Microscopy and Popular Science (1876)
"... more certain test. omy the science of "telescopy !" So faras that goes Death from the Sting of a Bee—On the 4th we see no impropriety, except, perhaps, ..."

2. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1892)
"telescopy.—Taking the distance of the moon from the earth as 240000 miles, ... telescopy.—Getting within half • mile of the moon by means of a telescope, ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"On the contrary, coming to Rome in 1611, he was received in triumph; all the world, clerical and lay, flocked to see him, and, setting up his telescopy in ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1893)
"... meaning with telescopy, and the art has as its aim the recording on a photographic plate of a combination of a number of distinct and separate ..."

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