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Adjective [English]

IPA: /tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-telescopic.wav Forms: more telescopic [comparative], most telescopic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒpɪk Etymology: From tele- + -scopic, after telescope. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tele|scopic}} tele- + -scopic Head templates: {{en-adj}} telescopic (comparative more telescopic, superlative most telescopic)
  1. Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope.
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  2. (chiefly astronomy) Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope. Translations (of or relating to a telescope): telescópicu (Asturian), тэлескапі́чны (teljeskapíčny) (Belarusian), телескопичен (teleskopičen) (Bulgarian), telescòpic (Catalan), teleskooppi- (Finnish), télescopique (alt: 3) (French), telescópico (Galician), τηλεσκοπικός (tileskopikós) (Greek), telescopico (Italian), телескопски (teleskopski) (Macedonian), teleskopowy (Polish), telescópico (Portuguese), telescopic (Romanian), телескопи́ческий (teleskopíčeskij) (Russian), telescópico (Spanish), телескопі́чний (teleskopíčnyj) (Ukrainian), daleskopik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-telescopic-en-adj-imOuIPxS Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of or relating to a telescope': 35 47 5 10 3
  3. Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing.
    Sense id: en-telescopic-en-adj-E9ceX~yZ
  4. Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another. Synonyms: telescopable, telescoping
    Sense id: en-telescopic-en-adj-VLckUhyb
  5. Referring to parts being extended or retracted along coinciding axes (with or without direct contact between the parts). Translations (parts extended/retracted along coinciding axes): телескопичен (teleskopičen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-telescopic-en-adj-sNKrNYbw Disambiguation of 'parts extended/retracted along coinciding axes': 3 2 2 29 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nontelescopic, phototelescopic, pretelescopic, radiotelescopic, telescopical, telescopically, telescopic sight, telescopic star, telescopic vision, telescoping Related terms: telescope, microscopic, macroscopic, naked-eye Translations (extended/retracted with sliding parts): телескопичен (teleskopičen) (Bulgarian)
Disambiguation of 'extended/retracted with sliding parts': 5 4 3 46 42

Adjective [Romanian]

Etymology: Borrowed from French télescopique. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ro|fr|télescopique}} Borrowed from French télescopique Head templates: {{ro-adj}} telescopic m or n (feminine singular telescopică, masculine plural telescopici, feminine/neuter plural telescopice) Inflection templates: {{ro-decl-adj}} Forms: telescopică [feminine, singular], telescopici [masculine, plural], telescopice [feminine, neuter, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], telescopic [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, neuter, singular], telescopică [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular], telescopici [error-unrecognized-form, indefinite, masculine, plural], telescopice [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, neuter, plural], telescopicul [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular], telescopica [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular], telescopicii [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural], telescopicele [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural], telescopice [error-unrecognized-form, feminine, indefinite, singular], telescopicului [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, neuter, singular], telescopicei [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, singular], telescopicilor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, masculine, plural], telescopicelor [definite, error-unrecognized-form, feminine, neuter, plural]
  1. telescopic Tags: masculine, neuter
    Sense id: en-telescopic-ro-adj-1iqIzyrz Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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