Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,135,254,412 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Telescopically

    0.03 sec.
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.telescopically - in a telescopic manner; "each of the four legs contains a simple screw jack with a thrust bearing that is operated telescopically inside of two tubes"


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
The house, as the case stood, admirably lent itself; he might wonder at the taste, the native architecture of the particular time, which could rejoice so in the multiplication of doors - the opposite extreme to the modern, the actual almost complete proscription of them; but it had fairly contributed to provoke this obsession of the presence encountered telescopically, as he might say, focused and studied in diminishing perspective and as by a rest for the elbow.
The Jolly Corner by James, Henry View in context
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.