How do you use the word "telescopic" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "telescopic" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "telescopic": Clyde made very detailed drawings of his telescopic observations of Jupiter and Mars. Our atmosphere distorts telescopic images.

Telescopic Meaning

/tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjPertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope.

adjSeen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope.

Sentence Examples

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

Our atmosphere distorts telescopic images.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

visible

Antonyms:

invisible

CEFR Practice Quiz

The soldier used a ____ sight to aim at the faraway target.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The device has a ____ handle that can be extended or shortened depending on what you need to use it for today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English telescopic From tele- + -scopic, after telescope.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"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 […]." — 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin, published 2016, page 197:

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