télescopique

French

Etymology

From télescope +‎ -ique. The second sense is a semantic loan from English telescopic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /te.lɛs.kɔ.pik/, /te.les.kɔ.pik/
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Adjective

télescopique (plural télescopiques)

(relational) telescope; telescopic
telescopic (able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another)
matraque télescopique ― telescopic baton, expandable baton

Further reading

“télescopique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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