Telescopical

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Telescopic \Tel`e*scop"ic\, Telescopical \Tel`e*scop"ic*al\, a.
     [Cf. F. t['e]lescopique.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope.
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     2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic


        stars.
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     3. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing;
        far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.
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     4. Having the power of extension by joints sliding one within
        another, like the tube of a small telescope or a spyglass;
        especially (Mach.), constructed of concentric tubes,
        either stationary, as in the telescopic boiler, or
        movable, as in the telescopic chimney of a war vessel,
        which may be put out of sight by being lowered endwise.
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