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tel·e·scop·ic

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–adjective

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 telescope; visible only through a telescope.

5.	capable of viewing objects from a distance; farseeing: a telescopic eye.

6.	consisting of parts that slide one within another like the tubes of a jointed telescope and are thus capable of being extended or shortened.

Also, tel·e·scop·i·cal.

[Origin: 1695–1705; telescope + -ic

]

—Related forms

tel·e·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb

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tel·e·scop·ic Audio Help (těl'ĭ-skŏp'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of or relating to a telescope.
Seen or obtained by means of a telescope: telescopic data.
Visible only by means of a telescope: a bright star with a telescopic companion.
Capable of discerning distant objects: telescopic vision.
Extensible or compressible by or as if by the sliding of overlapping sections.

tel'e·scop'i·cal·ly adv.

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telescopic
adjective
1.	visible only with a telescope; "a bright star with a telescopic companion"
2.	capable of discerning distant objects; "a telescopic eye"; "telescopic vision"
3.	having parts that slide one within another; "a telescopic antenna"; "a telescopic drinking cup"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˌteleˈscopic1 [-ˈsko-] adjective

of, like, or containing, a telescope
Example: a telescopic sight on a rifle

Arabic:	تِلِسْكوبي: مِرْقَبي
Chinese (Simplified):	望远镜的
Chinese (Traditional):	望遠鏡的
Czech:	teleskopický
Danish:	teleskopisk; teleskop-
Dutch:	telescopisch
Estonian:	tele-skoopiline, teleskoop-
Finnish:	teleskooppi-
French:	télescopique
German:	Fernrohr-…
Greek:	τηλεσκοπικός
Hungarian:	teleszkópos
Icelandic:	sjónauka-
Indonesian:	seperti teleskop
Italian:	telescopico

Japanese:	望遠の
Korean:	망원경(식)의
Latvian:	teleskopisks; teleskopa-; optisks
Lithuanian:	teleskopo, teleskopinis, optinis
Norwegian:	kikkert-, teleskopisk
Polish:	teleskopowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	telescópico
Portuguese (Portugal):	telescópico
Romanian:	telescopic
Russian:	телескопический
Slovak:	teleskopický
Slovenian:	teleskopski
Spanish:	telescópico
Swedish:	teleskopisk, teleskop-, kikar
Turkish:	teleskobik, teleskopla ilgili

ˌteleˈscopic2 [-ˈsko-] adjective

made in parts which can slide inside each other
Example: a telescopic radio aerial

Arabic:	مُتَداخِل الأجْزاء
Chinese (Simplified):	能伸缩的
Chinese (Traditional):	能伸縮的
Czech:	zasouvací
Danish:	teleskopisk
Dutch:	uitschuifbaar
Estonian:	teleskoop-
Finnish:	sisäkkäin menevä
French:	télescopique
German:	Teleskop-…
Greek:	πτυσσόμενος
Hungarian:	összetolható
Icelandic:	samsettur, útdraganlegur
Indonesian:	teleskopis
Italian:	telescopico

Japanese:	入れ子式の
Korean:	차례로 겹쳐 끼워넣는 식의
Latvian:	sabīdāms; saliekams
Lithuanian:	sustumiamas
Norwegian:	sammenskyvbar
Polish:	teleskopowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	telescópico
Portuguese (Portugal):	telescópico
Romanian:	telescopic
Russian:	выдвижной
Slovak:	zasúvací
Slovenian:	zložljiv
Spanish:	telescópico
Swedish:	teleskopisk, utdragbar, hopskjutbar
Turkish:	iç içe geçen

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars.

3. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.

4. Having the power of extension by joints sliding one within another, like the tube of a small telescope or a spyglass; especially (Mach.), constructed of concentric tubes, either stationary, as in the telescopic boiler, or movable, as in the telescopic chimney of a war vessel, which may be put out of sight by being lowered endwise.

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