telescopic
adjectiveUK /ˌtel.ɪˈskɒp.ɪk/
US /ˌtel.əˈskɑː.pɪk/
Something telescopic can slide out to become longer and slide back to become shorter.
He carried a telescopic fishing rod in his backpack.
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2. Relating to a telescope or the way a telescope works.
The telescope's telescopic lens made the moon look huge.
3. Able to see very far away, like looking through a telescope.
From the tower, she had a telescopic view of the whole valley.
4. Describing things that slide into one another like the tubes of a telescope.
The tent poles fit together in a telescopic way.