galilean telescope

English - Turkish

Definition of galilean telescope in English Turkish dictionary

galile teleskopu

English - English

Definition of galilean telescope in English English dictionary

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

a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy

Hyphenation

Gal·i·le·an te·le·scope

Turkish pronunciation

gälıliın telıskōp

Synonyms

galilean refractor

Pronunciation

/ˌgaləˈlēən ˈteləˌskōp/ /ˌɡæləˈliːən ˈtɛləˌskoʊp/

Etymology

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