- telephoto
- telephoto (adj.) 1898, shortened form of telephotographic (1892), from TELE- (Cf. tele-) + PHOTOGRAPHIC (Cf. photographic).
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Telephoto — Tel e*pho to, a. 1. of or relating to photography with a {telephoto lens}. [PJC] 2. of or pertaining to a {telephoto lens}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
telephoto — elephoto n. 1. a {telephoto lens}. [PJC] 2. a photograph taken using a {telephoto lens}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Telephoto — [tel′ə fōt΄ō] trademark for a TELEPHOTOGRAPH (sense 2) or a system of telephotography adj. [t ] 1. TELEPHOTOGRAPHIC 2. designating or of a compound camera lens that produces a large image of a distant object … English World dictionary
telephoto — I. adjective Date: circa 1895 being a camera lens system designed to give a large image of a distant object; also relating to or being photography in which a telephoto lens is used II. noun (plural tos) Date: 1904 1. a telephoto lens 2. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Telephoto — Funktionsprinzip eines Retrofokus Objektivs (Lichteinfall von links). H ist die bildseitige Hauptebene Der Begriff Retrofokus bezeichnet eine besondere Bauweise von Objektiven mit kurzer Brennweite. Das Wort Retrofokus beschreibt dabei bereits im … Deutsch Wikipedia
Telephoto — VP Telephoto is the longest lens setting achieved by zooming all the way in to a scene. FilmM the longest lens setting achieve by zooming all the way in to a subject or using a telephoto lens … Audio and video glossary
telephoto — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to a lens system used to produce an enlarged image of a distant object. 2. noun A photograph taken through a telephoto lens … Wiktionary
telephoto — adj. Telephoto is used with these nouns: ↑lens … Collocations dictionary
telephoto — (lens) refers to a camera lens with a very long focal length and narrow angle of view the effect is to compress or condense depth in space, thereby bringing distant objects closer to the viewer (without moving the camera), but it also flattens… … Glossary of cinematic terms
