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telescopic

/tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
tele-scop-ic
IPA
/tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope.

adj

Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope.

adj

Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing.

adj

Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another.

adj

Referring to parts being extended or retracted along coinciding axes (with or without direct contact between the parts).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English telescopic From tele- + -scopic, after telescope.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/

Inflected Forms

more telescopic (comparative) most telescopic (superlative)

Derived Forms

nontelescopic phototelescopic pretelescopic radiotelescopic telescopical telescopically telescoping

Phrases

telescopic sight telescopic star telescopic vision naked-eye

Frequently Paired Words

telescope microscopic macroscopic naked-eye

Synonyms

telescopable telescoping

Rhymes With

polytropic hydropic topic microscopic philanthropic tropic spectroscopic macroscopic ectopic endoscopic myopic psychotropic

Questions

How do you pronounce telescopic?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɛlɪˈskɒpɪk/.
What does telescopic mean?
Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope.
Where does telescopic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English telescopic From tele- + -scopic, after telescope.

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