telescopic

[ tel-uh-skop-ik ]

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adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
capable of magnifying distant objects: a telescopic lens.

obtained by means of a telescope: a telescopic view of the moon.
seen by a telescope; visible only through a telescope.
capable of viewing objects from a distance; farseeing: a telescopic eye.
consisting of parts that slide one within another like the tubes of a jointed telescope and are thus capable of being extended or shortened.

Origin of telescopic

First recorded in 1695–1705; telescope + -ic

Sometimes tel·e·scop·i·cal .

Other words from telescopic

tel·e·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·tel·e·scop·ic, adjective

Words Nearby telescopic

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How to use telescopic in a sentence

You won’t have to assemble any parts as it boasts a one-piece telescopic design.
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That means its mirrors need to be protected from stray light from the sun, the Earth and other objects it is not observing—hence tucking them away inside the telescopic body—allowing them to focus on the ones that it is.
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In addition, this wall-mounted model comes with an infrared heating head and telescopic pole stand that adjust to accommodate all kinds of spaces.
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It’s often a challenge to pull signals out of the massive amounts of noise found in telescopic data.
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He did not even have his own guns, though his family owned two, an AK-47 and a .308 rifle outfitted with a telescopic sight.
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They are not nude photos taken with a telescopic lens from inside a private villa.
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While hindsight is always telescopic, there were early warning signs that the currency of Facebook shares was primed for a fall.
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By telescopic condensation of the field, Cragley was capable of bringing Deliphon on the instrument.
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Whether it had this telescopic use, or others, the degree of art evinced in its construction is far from rude.
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They had made telescopic observations from within the atmosphere.
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Your botanical friend took a microscopic view of nature, while you took a telescopic view of it.
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When the atmosphere is telescopic, and distant objects stand out unusually clear and sharp, a storm is near.
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British Dictionary definitions for telescopic

telescopic

/ (ˌtɛlɪˈskɒpɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to a telescope
seen through or obtained by means of a telescope

visible only with the aid of a telescope
able to see far
having or consisting of parts that telescope: a telescopic umbrella

Derived forms of telescopic

telescopically, adverb

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