telescopic
Collocations
4ADJ.
done
VERB + TELESCOPIC
distorts
TELESCOPIC + NOUN
baton, discoveries, ears, images, jupiter, observations
PREP.
with
Definitions
adj
Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope.
Within a year or two of Galileo's telescopic discoveries no one disputed that the moon had mountains, Jupiter had moons, Venus had phases and the sun had spots […].
Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope.
telescopic stars
Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing.
Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another.
telescopic baton
Referring to parts being extended or retracted along coinciding axes (with or without direct contact between the parts).
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6Within a year or two of Galileo's telescopic discoveries no one disputed that the moon had mountains, Jupiter had moons, Venus had phases and the sun had spots […].
Wiktionarytelescopic stars
Wiktionarytelescopic baton
WiktionaryClyde made very detailed drawings of his telescopic observations of Jupiter and Mars.
Tatoeba · #3958941Our atmosphere distorts telescopic images.
Tatoeba · #7477018The search for extraterrestrials is being done with telescopic "eyes" and "ears".
Tatoeba · #10998549