telescopic

[ tel-uh-skop-ik ]

/ ˌtɛl əˈskɒp ɪk /

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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.

Sometimes tel·e·scop·i·cal .

Origin of telescopic

First recorded in 1695–1705; telescope + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM telescopic

tel·e·scop·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·tel·e·scop·ic, adjective

Words nearby telescopic

telesales, telescience, telescope, telescope eyes, Telescope Peak, telescopic, telescopic sight, Telescopium, telescopy, telescreen, teleseism

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Example sentences from the Web for telescopic

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.
Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’|Michael Daly|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are not nude photos taken with a telescopic lens from inside a private villa.
Kate Bikini Bump Pics Go Global|Tom Sykes|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She went by the name of the Carp, and she was very squat, small and ugly, her telescopic conning tower being of hard canvas.
Studies in love and in terror|Marie Belloc Lowndes
Then we have already passed the zone of the telescopic planets, have we not?
Off on a Comet|Jules Verne

But Jan replied that it was his own fault for not making the carriage bigger, and that his knees were not telescopic.
The Luck of Thirteen|Jan Gordon
There is also a telescopic blow-off and , which automatically comes into play if the gasholder bell rises above a certain height.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds
The man with the grizzled beard put his face into the fur around the eyepiece of the telescopic-'visor and twisted a dial.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr

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 telescopea telescopic umbrella

Derived forms of telescopic

telescopically, adverb

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单词	telescopic
释义	telescopic [ tel-uh-skop-ik ] / ˌtɛl əˈskɒp ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR telescopic ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Sometimes tel·e·scop·i·cal . Origin of telescopic First recorded in 1695–1705; telescope + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM telescopic tel·e·scop·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·tel·e·scop·ic, adjective Words nearby telescopic telesales, telescience, telescope, telescope eyes, Telescope Peak, telescopic, telescopic sight, Telescopium, telescopy, telescreen, teleseism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for telescopic 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. Manhunt for a Cop-Hating Pennsylvania ‘Survivalist’\|Michael Daly\|September 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They are not nude photos taken with a telescopic lens from inside a private villa. Kate Bikini Bump Pics Go Global\|Tom Sykes\|February 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She went by the name of the Carp, and she was very squat, small and ugly, her telescopic conning tower being of hard canvas. Studies in love and in terror\|Marie Belloc Lowndes Then we have already passed the zone of the telescopic planets, have we not? Off on a Comet\|Jules Verne But Jan replied that it was his own fault for not making the carriage bigger, and that his knees were not telescopic. The Luck of Thirteen\|Jan Gordon There is also a telescopic blow-off and , which automatically comes into play if the gasholder bell rises above a certain height. Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use\|F. H. Leeds The man with the grizzled beard put his face into the fur around the eyepiece of the telescopic-'visor and twisted a dial. Uller Uprising\|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr 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 telescopea telescopic umbrella Derived forms of telescopic telescopically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to telescopic secluded, far-flung, remote, far, inaccessible, isolated, far-off, obscure, removed, abroad, abstracted, apart, asunder, away, backwoods, farther, further, indirect, out-of-the-way, outlying
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telescopic

adjective

Origin of telescopic

OTHER WORDS FROM telescopic

Words nearby telescopic

Example sentences from the Web for telescopic

British Dictionary definitions for telescopic

adjective

Derived forms of telescopic

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