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French
Etymology
From télescope + -ique. The second sense is a semantic loan from English telescopic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te.lɛs.kɔ.pik/, /te.les.kɔ.pik/ ~ /te.lɛs.kɔ.pik/
Adjective
télescopique (plural télescopiques)
- (relational) telescope; telescopic
- telescopic (able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another)
- matraque télescopique ― telescopic baton, expandable baton
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