TELESCOPING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Telescope

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtɛlɪskəʊp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(with reference to an object made of concentric tubular parts) slide or cause to slide into itself, so that it becomes smaller

Short Definition:

slide or cause to slide into itself, so that it becomes smaller

Examples:
  • five steel sections that telescope into one another
  • the sliding carriage escapes were telescoped into a shorter length

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