Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: telescopic
IPA transcription: [t,ɛləsk'ɔpɪk]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: telescopic
    Meaning: having parts that slide one within another; "a telescopic antenna"; "a telescopic drinking cup"
  • Synonyms: telescopic
    Meaning: capable of discerning distant objects; "a telescopic eye"; "telescopic vision"
  • Synonyms: telescopic
    Meaning: visible only with a telescope; "a bright star with a telescopic companion"
Usage examples
  • If only he had had a map of the heavens containing telescopic stars down to the tenth magnitude, and if he had compared his observations with this map as they were made, the process would have been easy, and the discovery quick.
  • One of these, from a machine which happened to be set in telescopic focus, shows several views of great value in picturing the falls of the other ships, and all of the rear projectoscope records enable the reconstruction in detail of the pendulum and torsional movements of the ship, and its sag toward the earth.