English

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Etymology

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From tele- +‎ photo.

Adjective

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telephoto (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a lens system used to produce an enlarged image of a distant object.

Derived terms

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Noun

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telephoto (plural telephotos)

  1. A photograph taken through a telephoto lens.

Verb

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telephoto (third-person singular simple present telephotos, present participle telephotoing, simple past and past participle telephotoed)

  1. Synonym of telephotograph