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Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope.
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- a. Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope.
- a. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars.
- a. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.
- a. 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.
- 1. Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope. 2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars. 3. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision. 4. 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.
- a. Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope. a. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars. a. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision. a. 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.