telephoto lens
noun Photography.
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.
Nearby words
telephone tag, telephonic, telephonist, telephony, telephoto, telephoto lens, telephotograph, telephotography, telephotometer, teleplasm, teleplay
Origin of telephoto lens
First recorded in 1940–45
Also called telephotographic lens, teleobjective lens.
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British Dictionary definitions for telephoto lens
telephoto lens
/ (ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊtəʊ) /
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 objectSee also zoom lens
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