to telescope
- verb
- /ˈtɛlɪskoʊp/
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acortar
- The author had to telescope the events of the story to fit them within the limited word count.
Examples
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Write an infinite sum and this thing telescopes and eventually you just get X.
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Highly academic in its concentration, the programme telescopes certain courses according to the capacity and curiosity of the student concerned.
Academic text (1990) -
And that may be true, but we have to telescope out and understand that life may be short, but it's also kind of long.
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You do you have a longer telescoping sum, OK, And you have this step.
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So V sub N sub M is equal to this telescoping sum plus.
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But if you look at it over the course of a year, you telescope out, I think, I think it's much more imbalanced than than one might suspect.
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Rudolf telescopes both events into a single statement in his narrative and makes no further reference to relationships with Rome or, for that matter, to his interaction with other bishops.
Academic text (2002) -
It is clear how Mirbeau telescopes his misogynistic rancor into the pacifist belligerence that permeates his writing.
Academic text (1997) -
To save time during the presentation, we decided to telescope the discussion by summarizing the key points.
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In his speech, he chose to telescope his main ideas, highlighting only the most important aspects.
Synonyms
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2.8
Become less in amount or value
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3.7
To press something so it takes less space
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2.3
Make something shorter, for example an article, skirt, or route
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4.2
Make something shorter by removing unimportant details
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4.0
To make writing or speech shorter and clearer
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
A way of looking at a situation that makes small details seem more important than the big picture
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.8
A machine with lenses or mirrors that gathers and focuses visible light to see distant stars and planets
- Specialized
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5.5
A telescope that uses a large curved mirror to gather and focus light for looking
- Specialized
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5.7
An instrument for looking at distant stars, planets, and galaxies
- Specialized
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6.7
A telescope that uses a large lens to bend light to make images you view through an eyepiece
- Specialized
A reflecting telescope that uses two mirrors to send light back through an opening in the main mirror
- Specialized
A telescope with mirrors that sends light to a fixed point for a camera or an instrument that measures light
- Specialized
A small telescope that uses a curved lens and mirror to make sharp images
- Archaic
An early telescope invented by Galileo that uses two lenses to make upright images
- Specialized
A telescope that uses two curved mirrors to focus light back through a hole in the main mirror
- Archaic
A telescope with a main mirror tilted to send the image to the side without a secondary mirror
- Specialized
A telescope that uses mirrors and has an eyepiece at a right angle to the main tube
- Specialized
A telescope with a mirror and a special curved glass that takes clear photos of wide areas of the sky
- Specialized
A small tube with lenses mounted on a gun to help aim at distant targets
- Specialized
A telescope for safely looking at the sun to study sunspots and flares
How Shortened
Surface Forms
Etymology
To telescope events or plans uses the same image of tubes pushed inwards: parts are brought closer together like a telescope, so the result is shorter or more concentrated.