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telephoto lens
noun
- a lens constructed so as to produce a relatively large image with a focal length shorter than that required by an ordinary lens producing an image of the same size: used to photograph small or distant objects.
telephoto lens
/ ˈɛɪˌəʊəʊ /
noun
- a compound camera lens in which the focal length is greater than that of a simple lens of the same dimensions and thus produces a magnified image of a distant object See also zoom lens
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Origin of telephoto lens1
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Example Sentences
A telephoto lens offers higher resolution, while a wide-angle lens allows a larger field of view.
Sometimes she was using a short lens when she should have been using a telephoto lens and vice versa.
Sporting a telephoto lens with her camera, Philbin now can identify individual whales from their fins and tails and is second to Muul in sorting sighting tips and sending alerts.
As I didn't want to risk disturbing the potoo into flight, I photographed it with a long telephoto lens.
But they set aside for me this new camera she owned with a telephoto lens.
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