telescopic Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite visible only with a telescope
- a bright star with a telescopic companion
adjective satellite capable of discerning distant objects
- a telescopic eye
- telescopic vision
adjective satellite having parts that slide one within another
- a telescopic antenna
- a telescopic drinking cup

Cf. F. télescopique.

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