telescoped
/ˈtɛlɪskoʊpt/
adjective
- Shortened or compressed in time or space; made to fit into a smaller or shorter form.
- The telescoped timeline meant we had to finish the project in half the usual time.
- The movie gave a telescoped version of the war, covering ten years in two hours.
- Due to the storm, the three-day conference was telescoped into a single day.
- Having parts that slide or collapse into one another, like the sections of a telescope.
- He packed a telescoped camping cup that collapsed into a small disk.
- The telescoped antenna on the old radio could be extended for better reception.
- The car's telescoped steering wheel adjusts to fit drivers of different heights.
Synonyms
verb
- Past tense of telescope: to slide or collapse into one another, like the sections of a telescope.
- During the crash, the front of the train telescoped into the car behind it.
- The ladder telescoped down to a compact size for easy storage.
- The metal tubes telescoped together when I pushed them.
- Past tense of telescope: to shorten or compress something in time or space.
- The editor telescoped the long novel into a short film script.
- The historian telescoped centuries of events into a single chapter.
- We telescoped our vacation into a long weekend because of work.