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telescopic
- /tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒpɪk
adjective more telescopic · most telescopic
- Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope. Within a year or two of Galileo's telescopic discoveries no one disputed that the moon had mountains, Jupiter had moons, Venus had phases and the sun had spots […].
- Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope. telescopic stars
- Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing.
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Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another.
telescopic baton
Similar: telescopable, telescoping
- Referring to parts being extended or retracted along coinciding axes (with or without direct contact between the parts).
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adj extended/retracted with sliding parts
| Русский | выдвижной vydvižnoj |
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adj of or relating to a telescope
| Español | telescópico |
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| Português | telescópico |
| Français | télescopique |
| Italiano | telescopico |
| Ελληνικά | τηλεσκοπικός tileskopikós |
| Română | telescopic |
| Русский | телескопи́ческий teleskopíčeskij |
adj capable of seeing distant objects
| Русский | зоркий zorkij |
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adj parts extended/retracted along coinciding axes
| Русский | раздвижной razdvižnoj |
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title = {telescopic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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