télescopique

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /te.lɛs.kɔ.pik/

Adjective

télescopique (plural télescopiques)

telescopic (pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope)
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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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