telephoto
1 Americanadjective
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a brand of apparatus for electrical transmission of photographs.
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a photograph transmitted by this apparatus.
Etymology
Origin of telephoto
1890–95; short for telephotographic; telephotograph, -ic
Example Sentences
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It’s hard to imagine a riskier trek, but he managed to pull it off, traveling through cities and towns with a telephoto lens.
A telephoto lens offers higher resolution, while a wide-angle lens allows a larger field of view.
From BBC
He experimented restlessly with technology, trying out telephoto pictures of Kanchenjunga.
From BBC
Armed with binoculars and a telephoto camera, they watch the cobalt waters for one of its great treasures - pygmy blue whales.
From BBC
Sometimes she was using a short lens when she should have been using a telephoto lens and vice versa.
From Los Angeles Times
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