telephoto

English

Etymology

From tele- +‎ photo.

Adjective

telephoto (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• telephoto lens
• supertelephoto

Noun

telephoto (plural telephotos)

1. A photograph taken through a telephoto lens.

Verb

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

1. Synonym of telephotograph