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telescopic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/ (UK)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English telescopic From tele- + -scopic, after telescope.

Meanings

1. 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 […]. 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin, published 2016, page 197:
2. Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope.
   • telescopic stars
3. Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing.
4. Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another.
   • telescopic baton
5. Referring to parts being extended or retracted along coinciding axes (with or without direct contact between the parts).

Forms

Deriveds

phototelescopic · nontelescopic · radiotelescopic · telescopically · telescopical · telescopic vision · telescopic star · telescopic sight · pretelescopic · telescoping

Relateds

telescope · microscopic · macroscopic · naked-eye

Synonyms

telescoping · telescopable

Translations (22)

es telescópico (of or relating to a telescope) · fi teleskooppi- (of or relating to a telescope) · be тэлескапі́чны (of or relating to a telescope) · fr télescopique (of or relating to a telescope) · vo daleskopik (of or relating to a telescope) · ro telescopic (of or relating to a telescope) · ru зоркий (capable of seeing distant objects) · ca telescòpic (of or relating to a telescope) · ast telescópicu (of or relating to a telescope) · ru выдвижной (extended/retracted with sliding parts) · mk телескопски (of or relating to a telescope) · gl telescópico (of or relating to a telescope) · pt telescópico (of or relating to a telescope) · bg телескопичен (parts extended/retracted along coinciding axes) · el τηλεσκοπικός (of or relating to a telescope) · it telescopico (of or relating to a telescope) · uk телескопі́чний (of or relating to a telescope) · pl teleskopowy (of or relating to a telescope) · bg телескопичен (of or relating to a telescope) · bg телескопичен (extended/retracted with sliding parts) · ru телескопи́ческий (of or relating to a telescope) · ru раздвижной (parts extended/retracted along coinciding axes)