telescope's

Belongs to magnifier

Telescope's is the possessive form of telescope—an optical instrument that magnifies distant objects.

The possessive indicates something belonging to or associated with the instrument: the telescope's lens, the telescope's range, the telescope's inventor.

Can also form a contraction with "is" or "has": The telescope's been repaired.

optical

lens

Light-focusing curved glass

magnification · focus · objective · refractor · reflector · optics · glass · coating · prism · resolution

astronomical

observatory

Facility for celestial study

galaxies · nebulae · moon · cosmos · night sky · deep space · Hubble · James Webb · astronomer · viewing

design

tripod

Stabilizing support structure

goto · portable · tabletop · computerized · manual · alignment · polar · counterweight · slow motion · bearings

possession

owner's

Of one who has

scientist's · Newton's · amateur's · backyard · rooftop · personal · inherited · prized · cherished · vintage

Opposites
scale of observation

telescope'smicroscope's

Of the enlarging instrument

action/motion metaphor

telescope'scollapsing

Falling inward suddenly

contracting · compressing · shortening · retracting · folding

Phrases
Family

telescope, telescopes, telescoped

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G