telephoto

[ tel-uh-foh-toh ]

/ ˈtɛl əˌfoʊ toʊ /

noting or pertaining to telephotography.

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1890–95; short for telephotographic; see telephotograph, -ic

[ tel-uh-foh-toh ]

/ ˈtɛl əˌfoʊ toʊ /

a brand of apparatus for electrical transmission of photographs.

a photograph transmitted by this apparatus.

Each time, the 1920s version of paparazzi found him and trained their telephoto lenses on his barracks.
The Last Hero|Brad Gooch|November 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In this era of the telephoto lens, she can have no bad hair days for the rest of her life.
Kate's Royal Prison|Andrew Roberts|November 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This in turn I have displaced with a Dallmeyer telephoto lens, mounted in aluminum, which I consider a marvelous instrument.
American Big-Game Hunting|Various
This particular lens has the telephoto range, and, at the same time, it works with the minimum of illumination.
In Jeopardy|Van Tassel Sutphen

A telephoto attachment increases the photographer's power of rendering distant details on a large scale.
How to Observe in Archaeology|Various
Olear finally consented to speak a few words for the Telephoto News Co.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various
Ill see to the provisions, exclaimed the younger enthusiastically, and I shall take my telephoto for the summit.
Incredible Adventures|Algernon Blackwood