telescopic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌtɛləˈskɔpɪk/ UK /tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #49165

Meanings

1

adj
Made of parts that slide into one another so the whole can be made longer or shorter.

He extended the telescopic pole to reach the high window.
2

adj
Relating to or done using a telescope.

Galileo's telescopic discoveries changed how people saw the night sky.
3

adj
Able to see distant objects clearly, or visible only through a telescope.

The faint, telescopic stars are invisible to the naked eye.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · made of parts that slide... telescopingtelescopable

Word family

Derived forms nontelescopicphototelescopicpretelescopicradiotelescopictelescopicaltelescopically telescoping

Related forms macroscopic microscopicnaked-eyetelescope

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Phrases (1)

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telescopic sight
an aiming device that uses a telescope to magnify distant objects

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From tele- + -scopic, after telescope.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# telescopic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌtɛləˈskɔpɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 49165

## Meanings
1. Made of parts that slide into one another so the whole can be made longer or shorter.
2. Relating to or done using a telescope.
3. Able to see distant objects clearly, or visible only through a telescope.

## Examples
- He extended the telescopic pole to reach the high window.
- Galileo's telescopic discoveries changed how people saw the night sky.
- The faint, telescopic stars are invisible to the naked eye.

## Derived Forms
- nontelescopic
- phototelescopic
- pretelescopic
- radiotelescopic
- telescopical
- telescopically
- telescoping

## Related Forms
- macroscopic
- microscopic
- naked-eye
- telescope

## Etymology
From tele- + -scopic, after telescope.

## AI Etymology
Telescopic is from tele- + -scopic, after telescope. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include made of parts that slide into one another so the whole can be made longer or shorter, relating to or done using a telescope, and able to see distant objects clearly, or visible only through a telescope. The wider family includes derived forms such as nontelescopic, phototelescopic, pretelescopic, radiotelescopic, and telescopical and related words such as macroscopic, microscopic, naked-eye, and telescope.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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