The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word TELESCOPE , but the solution may also be LASER which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in USA Today).
Optical instrument crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TELESCOPE | 20 % | 9 |
| LENS | 20 % | 4 |
| SPECTROSCOPE | 20 % | 12 |
| FIELDGLASS | 20 % | 10 |
| LASER | 20 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Optical instrument
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- optical spectrometer
- optical telescope
- optical microscope
- optics
- objective
- light microscope
- electro-optic modulator
- refracting telescope
- optical engineering
- eyepiece
- photometer
- spectroradiometer
Crossword Answer definitions
TELESCOPE noun- A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.
- Any instrument used in astronomy for observing distant objects (such as a radio telescope).
- To extend or contract in the manner of a telescope.
- To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass.
- To come into collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs into another.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TELESCOPE
- Condense
- Observatory tool
- Meteor shower
- Astronomer's magnifying device
- Found on Mount Wilson.
- Our eye into space.
- Mt. Palomar has the world's largest.
- Wonder on Mount Palomar.
- Scientist's instrument.
- Mount Wilson appurtenance.
More clues leading to the result LENS
- Camera eye
- Camera part
- Contact, e.g.
- Projector part
- Word with contact or zoom
- Eye of the camera
- Photographer's concern
- Camera attachment
- You can see right through it
- Zoom or fisheye