telescopic

Adjective Satellite

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

Adj

• Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope.
• Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope.
• Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing.
• Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another.
• Referring to parts being extended or retracted along coinciding axes (with or without direct contact between the parts).

Examples

• telescopic baton

Synonyms

telescopable, telescoping#Adjective

Related Words

macroscopic, microscopic, naked-eye, telescope