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Adjective: telescopic  ,te-li'skó-pik
  1. Visible only with a telescope
    "a bright star with a telescopic companion"
     
  2. Capable of discerning distant objects
    "a telescopic eye"; "telescopic vision"
     
  3. Having parts that slide one within another
    "a telescopic antenna"; "a telescopic drinking cup"

See also: collapsable, collapsible, presbyopic, seeable, visible

Encyclopedia: Telescopic

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