telescopic
AdjectiveUS[tel-uh-skaw-pik]/ˌtɛləˈskɔpɪk/4 syllables
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Adjective (3)
- visible only with a telescope“a bright star with a telescopic companion”Opposite invisibleSimilar visible, seeable
- capable of discerning distant objects“a telescopic eye”“telescopic vision”Opposite shortsightedSimilar farsighted, presbyopic
- having parts that slide one within another“a telescopic antenna”“a telescopic drinking cup”Opposite noncollapsableSimilar collapsible, collapsable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tel′e·scop′ic, Tel′e·scop′ic·al adjective
Origin: Cf. F. télescopique.
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 Machinery, 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54