Korean word

망원경

Pronunciation

Romanizationmangwongyeong

Meaning

  • nountelescope

Example

밤에 망원경으로 별을 봐요.pa me mang won gyeong eu ro pyeo reul pwa yo

At night, I look at the stars through a telescope.

Illustration for 망원경 (telescope)

More examples

항구에서 망원경으로 배를 봤어요.hang gu e seo mang won gyeong eu ro pae reul pwa sseo yo

At the harbor, I looked at a ship through a telescope.

Core concept

A device that brings distant objects close enough to inspect with the eyes.

Common phrases

  • 망원경으로 관찰하다mang won gyeong eu ro kwan chal ha da

    observe through a telescope

  • 망원경으로 별을 보다mang won gyeong eu ro pyeo reul po da

    look at stars through a telescope

  • 휴대용 망원경hyu dae yong mang won gyeong

    portable telescope

Similar words

쌍안경ssangangyeong: A handheld viewing instrument that uses both eyes to observe things far away.
망원렌즈mangwollenjeu: A lens fitted to a camera to take enlarged pictures of distant subjects.

Definition in Korean

먼 곳의 물체를 확대해서 눈으로 관찰할 수 있게 만든 광학 기구.meon ko sui mul che reul hwak ttae hae seo nu neu ro kwan chal hal ssu it kke man deun kwang hak ki gu

Word origin

The Sino-Korean compound is built from elements associated with looking far and a mirror, with the latter extended to mean an optical instrument.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a camera feature that enlarges a picture, this word normally names an instrument that the observer looks through directly.

Opposites

  • 현미경hyeonmigyeongmicroscopenoun

Related words

  • 망원렌즈mangwollenjeutelephoto lensnoun
  • 천체망원경cheonchemangwongyeongastronomical telescopenoun

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