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Definition of telescopic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

telescopic

adjective
 
/ˌtelɪˈskɒpɪk/
 
/ˌtelɪˈskɑːpɪk/
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  1. connected with or using a telescope; making things look larger as a telescope does
    • a rifle with a telescopic sight
  2. made of sections that can slide into each other to make the object longer or shorter
    • a telescopic aerial
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