Telescopic (adjective)

Having or using a telescope; extending or able to extend like a telescope.

Origin:

Early 17th century: from medieval latin telescopium, from greek teleskopos "far-seeing", from tele- "far" + skopein "look at".

Examples:

  1. The astronaut used a telescopic arm to repair the satellite.
  2. The tourists brought a telescopic camera tripod to capture the beautiful views.
  3. The young boy was fascinated by the stars through his father's telescopic lens.
  4. The hunter used a telescopic sight on his rifle to aim at the target.
  5. The surveyor used a telescopic pole to measure the height of the building.
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