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telescopic
English
Etymology
From tele- +? -scopic, after telescope.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /t?l??sk?p?k/
- Rhymes: -?p?k
Adjective
telescopic (comparative more telescopic, superlative most telescopic)
- Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope. [from 17th c.]
- 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin 2016, p. 197:
- Within a year or two of Galileo's telescopic discoveries no one disputed that the moon had mountains, Jupiter had moons, Venus had phases and the sun had spots […].
- 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin 2016, p. 197:
- (chiefly astronomy) Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope. [from 17th c.]
- telescopic stars
- Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing. [from 18th c.]
- Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another. [from 19th c.]
- Referring to parts being extended or retracted along coinciding axes (with or without direct contact between the parts). [from 20th c.]
Derived terms
Related terms
- telescope
- microscopic
- macroscopic
Translations
See also
- naked-eye
Romanian
Etymology
From French télescopique
Adjective
telescopic m or n (feminine singular telescopic?, masculine plural telescopici, feminine and neuter plural telescopice)
- telescopic
Declension
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humiliate
English
Etymology
From Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare (“to abase, humble”), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hju??m?li?e?t/
Verb
humiliate (third-person singular simple present humiliates, present participle humiliating, simple past and past participle humiliated)
- (transitive) To injure the dignity and self-respect of.
- (transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
Synonyms
- debase
- demean
- disgrace
- humble
- mortify
- shame
- See also Thesaurus:abash
Antonyms
- dignify
- honor
Related terms
- humble
- humiliation
- humility
Translations
Further reading
- humiliate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- humiliate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hu.mi.li?a?.te/, [h?m?li?ä?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /u.mi.li?a.te/, [umili???t??]
Verb
humili?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of humili?
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