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Spyglass

noun/spˈaɪɡlæs/
Definition
a small refracting telescope
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/spˈaɪɡlæs/
🇬🇧British English
/spˈaɪɡlas/
🇮🇳Indian English
/spˈaɪɡlas/
2 syllables Say it as /spˈaɪɡlæs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
glassverbscan (game in the forest) with binoculars
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Fernglas
ein kleines Brechungsteleskop
🇫🇷French
longue-vue
un petit télescope réfringent
🇪🇸Spanish
catalejo
un pequeño telescopio refractor
🇮🇹Italian
cannocchiale
un piccolo telescopio rifrattore
🇳🇱Dutch
kijker
een kleine refractietelescoop
🇵🇹Portuguese
luneta
um pequeno telescópio refrator
🇷🇺Russian
подзорная труба
небольшой телескоп-рефрактор
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दूरदर्शक यंत्र
एक छोटी अपवर्तक दूरबीन
🇧🇩Bengali
স্পাইগ্লাস
একটি ছোট প্রতিসরণকারী টেলিস্কোপ
🇮🇳Tamil
கண்ணாடி கண்ணாடி
ஒரு சிறிய ஒளிவிலகல் தொலைநோக்கி
🇮🇳Telugu
స్పైగ్లాస్
ఒక చిన్న వక్రీభవన టెలిస్కోప్
🇮🇳Marathi
स्पायग्लास
एक लहान अपवर्तक दुर्बीण
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્પાયગ્લાસ
એક નાનું રીફ્રેક્ટીંગ ટેલિસ્કોપ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಪೈಗ್ಲಾಸ್
ಸಣ್ಣ ವಕ್ರೀಭವನದ ದೂರದರ್ಶಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്പൈഗ്ലാസ്
ഒരു ചെറിയ അപവർത്തന ദൂരദർശിനി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਜਾਸੂਸੀ ਗਲਾਸ
ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਰਿਫ੍ਰੈਕਟਿੰਗ ਟੈਲੀਸਕੋਪ
🇵🇰Urdu
سپائی گلاس
ایک چھوٹی ریفریکٹنگ دوربین
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
望远镜
小型折射望远镜
🇯🇵Japanese
望遠鏡
小さな屈折望遠鏡
🇰🇷Korean
작은 망원경
작은 굴절 망원경
🇻🇳Vietnamese
kính viễn vọng
một kính thiên văn khúc xạ nhỏ
🇹🇭Thai
กล้องส่องทางไกล
กล้องโทรทรรศน์หักเหแสงขนาดเล็ก
🇮🇩Indonesian
teropong
teleskop pembiasan kecil
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
منظار
تلسكوب انكسار صغير
🇮🇷Persian
جاسوسی
یک تلسکوپ شکستی کوچک
🇹🇷Turkish
dürbün
küçük bir kırılma teleskopu
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִשׁקֶפֶת
טלסקופ שבירה קטן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'spyglass'?
The primary meaning of 'spyglass' is 'a small refracting telescope'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'spyglass' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'spyglass' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'spyglass' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'spyglass' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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