telescopic

telescopic
telescope NOUN an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.
VERB 1) (with reference to an object made of concentric tubular parts) slide or cause to slide into itself, so that it becomes smaller. 2) condense or conflate so as to occupy less space or time.
DERIVATIVES telescopic adjective telescopically adverb.

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  • Telescopic — Tel e*scop ic, Telescopical Tel e*scop ic*al, a. [Cf. F. t[ e]lescopique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope. [1913 Webster] 2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars. [1913 Webster] 3. Able to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • telescopic — TELESCÓPIC, Ă, telescopici, ce, adj. 1. Care aparţine telescopului, privitor la telescop; care se face sau se vede cu ajutorul telescopului, bazat pe utilizarea telescopului. 2. (Despre tuburi) Care pătrunde în golul altui tub, fără joc prea… …   Dicționar Român

  • telescopic — [tel΄ə skäp′ik] adj. 1. of a telescope or telescopes 2. seen or obtained by a telescope 3. visible only with the aid of a telescope 4. having distant vision: said esp. of a sight or lens that apparently enlarges distant objects 5. having sections …   English World dictionary

  • telescopic — 1705, from TELESCOPE (Cf. telescope) + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • telescopic — tel|e|scop|ic [ˌtelıˈskɔpık US ˈska: ] adj 1.) made of parts that slide over each other so that the whole thing can be made longer or shorter ▪ a tripod with telescopic legs 2.) making distant things look bigger, like a telescope does ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • telescopic — [[t]te̱lɪskɒ̱pɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Telescopic lenses and instruments are used to make things seem larger and nearer, and are usually longer than others of the same type. ...a sporting rifle fitted with a telescopic sight. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n A …   English dictionary

  • telescopic — telescopically, adv. /tel euh skop ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a telescope. 2. capable of magnifying distant objects: a telescopic lens. 3. obtained by means of a telescope: a telescopic view of the moon. 4. seen by a… …   Universalium

  • telescopic — tel|e|scop|ic [ ,telə skapık ] adjective 1. ) relating to or similar to a telescope: a telescopic lens 2. ) a telescopic object consists of several sections that slide into one another so that the object can be made longer or shorter: a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • telescopic — adjective 1 made of parts that slide over each other so that the whole thing can be made longer or shorter: a tripod with telescopic legs 2 connected with a telescope: a telescopic lens | a telescopic picture of Mars …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • telescopic — adj. 1 a of, relating to, or made with a telescope (telescopic observations). b visible only through a telescope (telescopic stars). 2 (esp. of a lens) able to focus on and magnify distant objects. 3 consisting of sections that telescope. Phrases …   Useful english dictionary

  • telescopic — tel•e•scop•ic [[t]ˌtɛl əˈskɒp ɪk[/t]] also tel e•scop′i•cal adj. 1) opt pertaining to or of the nature of a telescope 2) opt capable of magnifying distant objects 3) opt obtained by means of a telescope: a telescopic view of the moon[/ex] 4) opt… …   From formal English to slang

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