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telescopic

[ tel-uh-skop-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
  2. capable of magnifying distant objects:

    a telescopic lens.

  3. obtained by means of a telescope:

    a telescopic view of the moon.

  4. seen by a telescope; visible only through a telescope.
  5. capable of viewing objects from a distance; farseeing:

    a telescopic eye.

  6. consisting of parts that slide one within another like the tubes of a jointed telescope and are thus capable of being extended or shortened.


telescopic

/ ËŒ³ÙÉ›±ôɪˈ²õ°ìÉ’±èɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a telescope
  2. seen through or obtained by means of a telescope
  3. visible only with the aid of a telescope
  4. able to see far
  5. having or consisting of parts that telescope

    a telescopic umbrella

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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³Ù±ð±ô±ðˈ²õ³¦´Ç±è¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù±ð±ôe·²õ³¦´Ç±èi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôt±ð±ô·±ð·²õ³¦´Ç±èi³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of telescopic1

First recorded in 1695–1705; telescope + -ic
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Example Sentences

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Mr Holding, from Beckenham in south-east London, became trapped underneath the telescopic urinal, which dropped on him while he was working on the device, his inquest was told.

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The compound bow features mechanical pulleys, telescopic sights and release aids to assist accuracy.

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Ahlgren used a telescopic crane to bring the overhead perspective into focus.

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The engineer, from Beckenham in south-east London, was left trapped underneath the telescopic urinal, which dropped on him while he was working on the device, last February's inquest was told.

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These satellites are now increasingly obstructing telescopic space exploration, both on the ground and in space.

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