TELEPHOTO

telephotograph, telephoto

(noun) a photograph made with a telephoto lens

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

telephoto (not comparable)

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

Noun

telephoto (plural telephotos)

A photograph taken through a telephoto lens.

Source: Wiktionary


Tel`e*pho"to, a.

Definition: Telephotographic; specif., designating a lens consisting of a combination of lenses specially designed to give a large image of a distant object in a camera of relatively short focal length.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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