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telescopic

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tel·e·scop·ic  (tl-skpk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a telescope.
2. Seen or obtained by means of a telescope: telescopic data.
3. Visible only by means of a telescope: a bright star with a telescopic companion.
4. Capable of discerning distant objects: telescopic vision.
5. Extensible or compressible by or as if by the sliding of overlapping sections.

tele·scopi·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.telescopic - visible only with a telescope; "a bright star with a telescopic companion"
seeable, visible - capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files"
2.telescopic - capable of discerning distant objects; "a telescopic eye"; "telescopic vision"
farsighted, presbyopic - able to see distant objects clearly
3.telescopic - having parts that slide one within another; "a telescopic antenna"; "a telescopic drinking cup"
collapsable, collapsible - capable of collapsing or being collapsed; "a collapsible boat"
Translations

telescopic [tɛlɪˈskɔpɪk] adjtelescópico; [umbrella] → plegable
telescopic [tɛlɪˈskɔpɪk] adjtélescopique; [umbrella] → à manche télescopique
telescopic [tɛlɪˈskɔpɪk] telescope adj [legs, aerial] → ausziehbar;
telescopic lens → Fernrohrlinse f
telescopic [tɛlɪsˈkɔpɪk] adjtelescopico/a; [umbrella] → pieghevole


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Near it in the field, I remember, were three faint points of light, three telescopic stars infinitely remote, and all around it was the unfathomable darkness of empty space.
470, telescopic sight, double ejector, point-blank up to three-fifty.
Was there any ingenious plot, any hide-and-seek course of action, which might be detected by a careful telescopic watch?
 
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