单词 | telescopic lens |
释义 | > as lemmastelescopic lens telescopic lens n. a magnifying lens; (in later use) spec. a telephoto camera lens; cf. telephoto adj. 1; also figurative. ΚΠ 1765 W. Stevenson Orig. Poems II. 128 Her only glass, view'd with intense Survey, the telescopic lens. 1829 Lancaster Gaz. 31 Jan. Mr. Farady, the eminent chemist, has succeeded in making glass for the purpose of telescopic lenses as perfect as that of Guinand, the Swiss artist. 1852 Mississippian State Gaz. 16 Apr. This is certainly a specious tale, and to the naked eye, appears somewhat convincing; but when examined through the telescopic lens of cause and effect, its apparent truth becomes a lean and haggard fiction. 1875 tr. H. W. Vogel Chem. Light & Photogr. x. 91 Photographic cameras are well adapted to project images of stars, only they are very small if the focus of the lens is small. Accordingly, telescopic lenses are preferred in such cases. 1937 C. Beaton Diary 3 June in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) vi. 57 To avoid possible sightseers with telescopic lenses, we had to confine ourselves to certain shielded parts of the house. 2016 Australian (Nexis) 16 Apr. (Travel section) 8 Andrew's expert eye can spot a lion's ear a mile away and I'm ready with a telescopic lens as soon as they rear their heads. < as lemmas |
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