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adj
Of or pertaining to a lens system used to produce an enlarged image of a distant object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A photograph taken through a telephoto lens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A telephoto lens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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verb
Synonym of telephotograph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: telephotograph
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noun
a photograph made with a telephoto lens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: telephotograph
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Broader terms: photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English photographclip. English photo English telephoto From tele- + photo.
