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telescoped
Variant of telescope
noun
an optical instrument for making distant objects, as the stars, appear nearer and consequently larger: it consists of two or more lenses or mirrors
adjective
having parts that slide one inside another
intransitive verb telescoped, telescoping
to slide or be forced one into another like the concentric tubes of a small, collapsible telescope
transitive verb
- to cause to telescope
- to condense; shorten, as by combining parts, compressing, etc.
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