'Telescopic' definitions:
Definition of 'telescopic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Visible only with a telescope; "a bright star with a telescopic companion"
adjective
Capable of discerning distant objects; "a telescopic eye"; "telescopic vision"
adjective
Having parts that slide one within another; "a telescopic antenna"; "a telescopic drinking cup"
Definition of 'Telescopic'
From: GCIDE
- Telescopic \Tel`e*scop"ic\, Telescopical \Tel`e*scop"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. t['e]lescopique.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Having the power of extension by joints sliding one within another, like the tube of a small telescope or a spyglass; especially (Mach.), constructed of concentric tubes, either stationary, as in the telescopic boiler, or movable, as in the telescopic chimney of a war vessel, which may be put out of sight by being lowered endwise. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'telescopic'
From: GCIDE
- collapsible \collapsible\ adj. Capable of collapsing or being collapsed; as, a collapsible boat. [Narrower terms: telescopic; tip-up] Also See: folded. Antonym: noncollapsible.
- Syn: collapsable. [WordNet 1.5]
Words containing 'Telescopic'
- Telescope,
- Telescoped,
- Telescopical,
- Telescopically,
- Telescoping,
- Achromatic telescope,
- Aplanatic telescope,
- Astronomical telescope,
- Cassegrainian telescope,
- Dialytic telescope,
- Equatorial telescope,
- Galilean telescope,
- Gregorian telescope,
- Herschelian telescope,
- Hubble Telescope,
- Maksutov telescope,
- Newtonian telescope,
- Photographic telescope,
- Prism telescope,
- Reflecting telescope,
- Refracting telescope,
- Sciotheric telescope,
- Telescope bag,
- Telescope carp,
- Telescope fish,
- Telescope fly,
- Telescope shell,
- Telescope sight,
- Telescopic sight,
- Terrestrial telescope,
- Water telescope,
- Zenith telescope,
- coude telescope,
- finder telescope,
- optical telescope,
- radio telescope,
- schmidt telescope,
- solar telescope,
- Focal distance of a telescope,
- Hubble Space Telescope