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cannocchiale

/kan.nokˈkja.le/noun · masculineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 12,699

Meaning

telescope, spyglass

  • a monocular optical telescope or spyglass

In a sentence

Il capitano scrutava l'orizzonte con il cannocchiale.

The captain scanned the horizon with his spyglass.

Dal belvedere puoi usare un cannocchiale a gettoni.

From the lookout you can use a coin-operated telescope.

Galileo perfezionò il cannocchiale per osservare i pianeti.

Galileo perfected the telescope to observe the planets.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
cannocchialemasculine · singular
cannocchialimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • A 'cannocchiale' is monocular; for binoculars, use 'binocolo'.

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