telephoto lens
A lens having a long focal length which produces a magnified view of distant objectsA lens having a long focal length which produces a magnified view of distant objects.
» Tom had several photos of Mary taken with a telephoto lens.
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2 sensesA lens having a long focal length which produces a magnified view of distant objects.
A lens which produces a magnified view of distant objects and which is sufficiently compact to have a physical length shorter than its focal length (as distinct from a long-focus lens).
Teleobjektiv, Tele
- a camera lens that magnifies the image
Examples
1 sentencesTom had several photos of Mary taken with a telephoto lens.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: telephoto lenses| Singular | telephoto lens |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a camera lens that magnifies the image:zoom lens
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.