Telescoped — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

crush together or collapse

make smaller or shorter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛlᵻskˌoʊpd/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛlɪskˌəʊpd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛlɪskˌəʊpd/

4 syllables Say it as /tˈɛlᵻskˌoʊpd/.

Examples

In the accident, the cars telescoped
my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack
the novel was telescoped into a short play

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

telescope shortened

Parts of Speech

verb	crush together or collapse “In the accident, the cars telescoped”
verb	make smaller or shorter “the novel was telescoped into a short play”
adjective	shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another “a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

teleskopiert

zusammendrücken oder zusammenbrechen

🇫🇷French

télescopé

s'écraser ou s'effondrer

🇪🇸Spanish

telescópico

aplastarse o colapsar

🇮🇹Italian

telescopico

schiacciarsi o collassare

🇳🇱Dutch

telescoop

samendrukken of instorten

🇵🇹Portuguese

telescópico

esmagar ou desabar

🇷🇺Russian

телескопический

раздавить или разрушить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूरबीन

एक साथ कुचलना या ढह जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

টেলিস্কোপযুক্ত

একসাথে চূর্ণ বা পতন

🇮🇳Tamil

தொலைநோக்கி

ஒன்றாக நசுக்கவும் அல்லது சரிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

దూరదర్శిని

కలిసి చూర్ణం లేదా కూలిపోతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

टेलिस्कोप

एकत्र चिरडणे किंवा कोसळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેલિસ્કોપ

એકસાથે કચડી નાખો અથવા પતન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರದರ್ಶಕ

ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಪುಡಿಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕುಸಿಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൂരദർശിനി

ഒന്നിച്ചു തകർക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തകരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰਬੀਨ

ਇਕੱਠੇ ਕੁਚਲਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੇਟਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دوربین

ایک ساتھ کچلنا یا گرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

望远镜式的

压在一起或崩溃

🇯🇵Japanese

伸縮式

一緒に潰すか崩壊するか

🇰🇷Korean

망원경으로

함께 뭉개지거나 무너진다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kính thiên văn

đè bẹp nhau hoặc sụp đổ

🇹🇭Thai

กล้องส่องทางไกล

บดขยี้หรือยุบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

teleskop

saling menghancurkan atau runtuh

🇵🇭Filipino

naka-teleskopyo

magka-crush o gumuho

🇲🇾Malay

berteleskop

hancur bersama atau runtuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلسكوبي

سحق معا أو الانهيار

🇮🇷Persian

تلسکوپ شده

با هم خرد شوند یا فرو بریزند

🇹🇷Turkish

teleskoplu

birlikte ezilmek veya çökmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

טלסקופ

לרסק יחד או להתמוטט

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What is the primary definition of the word 'telescoped'?

The primary meaning of 'telescoped' is 'crush together or collapse'.

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Using 'telescoped' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'telescoped' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'telescoped' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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