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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
telescopic
    adj 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"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Telescopic \Tel`e*scop"ic\, Telescopical \Tel`e*scop"ic*al\, a.
   [Cf. F. t['e]lescopique.]
   1. Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope.
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   2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic
      stars.
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   3. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing;
      far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.
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   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.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
collapsible \collapsible\ adj.
   Capable of collapsing or being collapsed; as, a collapsible
   boat. [Narrower terms: telescopic; tip-up] Also See:
   folded. Antonym: noncollapsible.

   Syn: collapsable.
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