telescopic

See also: telescòpic

English

A retractable telescope (spyglass). Sense 4 arose by reference to such devices.

Etymology

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 *sképt͏̌omai

Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Hellenic *-ós

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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 *-kos

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɒpɪk

Adjective

telescopic (comparative more telescopic, superlative most telescopic)

1. Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope. [from 17th c.]
   • 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin, published 2016, page 197:

     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 […].

2. (chiefly astronomy) Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope. [from 17th c.]

   telescopic stars

3. Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing. [from 18th c.]
4. Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another. [from 19th c.]

   Synonyms: telescopable, telescoping

   telescopic baton

5. Referring to parts being extended or retracted along coinciding axes (with or without direct contact between the parts). [from 20th c.]

Derived terms

• nontelescopic
• phototelescopic
• pretelescopic
• radiotelescopic
• telescopical
• telescopically
• telescopic sight
• telescopic star
• telescopic vision
• telescoping

Related terms

• telescope
• microscopic
• macroscopic

Translations

of or relating to a telescope

• Asturian: telescópicu
• Belarusian: тэлескапі́чны (teljeskapíčny)
• Bulgarian: телескопичен (teleskopičen)
• Catalan: telescòpic
• Finnish: teleskooppi-
• French: télescopique (fr) (3)
• Galician: telescópico
• Greek: τηλεσκοπικός (el) (tileskopikós)
• Italian: telescopico
• Macedonian: телескопски (teleskopski)
• Polish: teleskopowy (pl)
• Portuguese: telescópico (pt)
• Romanian: telescopic (ro)
• Russian: телескопи́ческий (ru) (teleskopíčeskij)
• Spanish: telescópico
• Ukrainian: телескопі́чний (teleskopíčnyj)
• Volapük: daleskopik (vo)

(astronomy) seen by means of a telescope

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} видим с телескоп (vidim s teleskop)

capable of seeing distant objects

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: зоркий (ru) (zorkij)

extended/retracted with sliding parts

• Bulgarian: телескопичен (teleskopičen)
• Russian: выдвижной (ru) (vydvižnoj)

parts extended/retracted along coinciding axes

• Bulgarian: телескопичен (teleskopičen)
• Russian: раздвижной (ru) (razdvižnoj)

See also

• naked-eye

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French télescopique.

Adjective

telescopic m or n (feminine singular telescopică, masculine plural telescopici, feminine/neuter plural telescopice)

1. telescopic

Declension

Declension of telescopic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	telescopic		telescopică	telescopici	telescopice
	definite	telescopicul		telescopica	telescopicii	telescopicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	telescopic		telescopice	telescopici	telescopice
	definite	telescopicului		telescopicei	telescopicilor	telescopicelor