telephoto lens

tel·e·pho·to lens

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Definitions of telephoto lens words

noun telephoto lens a lens constructed so as to produce a relatively large image with a focal length shorter than that required by an ordinary lens producing an image of the same size: used to photograph small or distant objects. 1
noun telephoto lens magnifying camera lens 1
countable noun telephoto lens A telephoto lens is a powerful camera lens which allows you to take close-up pictures of something that is far away. 0
noun telephoto lens a compound camera lens in which the focal length is greater than that of a simple lens of the same dimensions and thus produces a magnified image of a distant object 0

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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