<adj.all> a bright star with a telescopic companion
capable of discerning distant objects
<adj.all> a telescopic eye telescopic vision
having parts that slide one within another
<adj.all> a telescopic antenna a telescopic drinking cup
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.
2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic stars.
3. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing; far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.
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.
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. [WordNet 1.5]
"I sat in my van and used a telescopic lens to get pictures of him coming out of a pub and driving away," Proctor said.
He didn't discover the asteroids until Oct. 5 when he developed the telescopic image and scanned it with a binocular microscope.
The newspaper said Smith was told June 19 that he was to carry out the Mandela assassination using a rifle with telescopic sights. He was also asked to kill Slovo.