telescopic

CEFRB2

/tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to or seen through a telescope.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing.

Examples

  • Clyde made very detailed drawings of his telescopic observations of Jupiter and Mars.

  • Our atmosphere distorts telescopic images.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
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Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope.

  2. Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope.

  3. Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another.

More examples

In context

  • telescopic baton

  • telescopic stars

  • Within a year or two of Galileo's telescopic discoveries no one disputed that the moon had mountains, Jupiter had moons, Venus had phases and the sun had spots […].

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From tele- + -scopic, after telescope.