TELESCOPIC


Meaning of TELESCOPIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌte-lə-ˈskä-pik ]

adjective

Date: 1705

1.

a. : of, relating to, or performed with a telescope

b. : suitable for seeing or magnifying distant objects

2. : seen or discoverable only by a telescope

telescopic stars

3. : able to discern objects at a distance

4. : having parts that telescope

• tele·scop·i·cal·ly -pi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.