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telescoped

UK
/ˈtelɪskəʊpt/
US
/ˈtelɪskoʊpt/

Translations

telescopedpast participle
UK
/ˈtelɪskəʊpt/
US
/ˈtelɪskoʊpt/
Participial adjective derived from the verb "telescope".
The meeting was telescoped into a brief 30-minute session.
Совещание было сжато до короткой 30-минутной встречи.
выдвижнойо конструкции, где секции убираются одна в другую
The telescoped antenna could be extended to improve reception.
Выдвижную антенну можно было раздвинуть, чтобы улучшить приём.
Additional translations
укороченный
телескопическийтех.; описывает предмет, части которого входят друг в друга
telescopeverb

telescoped

Past Simple

telescoped
Past Simple
telescoped
Past Participle
telescoping
Gerund
UK
/ˈtelɪskəʊp/
US
/ˈtelɪskoʊp/
The metal rod can telescope to fit into the small space.
Металлический стержень может сжиматься, чтобы поместиться в небольшое пространство.
The antenna can telescope to reach a greater height.
Антенна может раздвигаться, чтобы достичь большей высоты.
Additional translations
втягиваться
Synonyms
insert
nest
collapse
truncate
shorten
condense
compress
telescopize
foreshorten
stack
retract
overlap

Definitions

telescopedpast participle
Compressed or shortened in length or duration.
The meeting was telescoped into a brief 30-minute session.
Having sections that slide within one another, like the parts of a telescope.
The telescoped antenna could be extended to improve reception.
telescopeverb
To slide or cause to slide into itself, making it shorter or more compact.
The engineer designed the antenna to telescope into itself for easy storage.
To compress or condense something in time or space.
The director decided to telescope the events of the novel into a two-hour film.
To become compressed or condensed, often in a way that causes damage or destruction.
The cars telescoped into each other during the massive pile-up on the highway.
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