TELESCOPICAL
\tˌɛlɪskˈɒpɪkə͡l], \tˌɛlɪskˈɒpɪkəl], \t_ˌɛ_l_ɪ_s_k_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_k_əl]\
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Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald