telescope into

1. To collapse by sliding down and fitting into a larger outer part or section. The lens telescopes into the body of the camera.

2. To cause something to collapse into something in such a manner. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "telescope" and "into." Make sure you telescope the antenna into the base before you pack the radio, or you could end up damaging it.

3. To change into a certain shape by collapsing in such a manner. The drinking cup telescopes into a small disc that you can easily slip into your pocket.

4. To condense something into a shorter, smaller, or more compact form or scale. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "telescope" and "into." It's going to be tricky to telescope such a sprawling novel into a two-hour movie. It's a shame that thousands of years of human history have to get telescoped into a single lecture, but there's just no way to cover every single event in one semester otherwise.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

telescope into something

[for one cylindrical part of something] to fit down inside another part, thereby reducing the length of the whole. This part telescopes into this part. The tent poles telescoped into a small, compact unit.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

stop down
focus on
focus on (someone or something)
slip down
pan in
pan in (on someone or something)
outer core
in camera
camera
chock

References in periodicals archive

Making their texts work like telescopes, Galileo and Cavendish adapt the visual technology of the telescope into a model of reading.

Reading through Galileo's Telescope. Margaret Cavendish and the Experience of Reading [*]

In July 1999, space shuttle Columbia launched the 14-meter (45-foot) long telescope into Earth's orbit.

Superstar Search

That dream became reality last week when Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science launched an 8-meter radio telescope into an elliptical orbit that takes it from 990 kilometers to nearly 20,000 km away from Earth.

Radio astronomy gets off the ground

They must remove a protective cover from a key mirror on the camera, which directs light from the main beam of the telescope into the WFPC.

The big fix: NASA attempts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope

A few days after astronauts eased the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit from the shuttle Discovery, Earth-bound engineers still struggled cautiously to get the costly instrument working.

Antenna jam delays Hubble's first light

Marsden of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., have converted an old 0.9-meter telescope into a CCD-equipped sky survey telescope called Spacewatch.

Star tracks

词组	telescope into
释义	telescope into telescope into 1. To collapse by sliding down and fitting into a larger outer part or section. The lens telescopes into the body of the camera. 2. To cause something to collapse into something in such a manner. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "telescope" and "into." Make sure you telescope the antenna into the base before you pack the radio, or you could end up damaging it. 3. To change into a certain shape by collapsing in such a manner. The drinking cup telescopes into a small disc that you can easily slip into your pocket. 4. To condense something into a shorter, smaller, or more compact form or scale. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "telescope" and "into." It's going to be tricky to telescope such a sprawling novel into a two-hour movie. It's a shame that thousands of years of human history have to get telescoped into a single lecture, but there's just no way to cover every single event in one semester otherwise. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. telescope into something [for one cylindrical part of something] to fit down inside another part, thereby reducing the length of the whole. This part telescopes into this part. The tent poles telescoped into a small, compact unit. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: stop down focus on focus on (someone or something) slip down pan in pan in (on someone or something) outer core in camera camera chock References in periodicals archive Making their texts work like telescopes, Galileo and Cavendish adapt the visual technology of the telescope into a model of reading. Reading through Galileo's Telescope. Margaret Cavendish and the Experience of Reading [*] In July 1999, space shuttle Columbia launched the 14-meter (45-foot) long telescope into Earth's orbit. Superstar Search That dream became reality last week when Japan's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science launched an 8-meter radio telescope into an elliptical orbit that takes it from 990 kilometers to nearly 20,000 km away from Earth. Radio astronomy gets off the ground They must remove a protective cover from a key mirror on the camera, which directs light from the main beam of the telescope into the WFPC. The big fix: NASA attempts to repair the Hubble Space Telescope A few days after astronauts eased the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit from the shuttle Discovery, Earth-bound engineers still struggled cautiously to get the costly instrument working. Antenna jam delays Hubble's first light Marsden of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., have converted an old 0.9-meter telescope into a CCD-equipped sky survey telescope called Spacewatch. Star tracks
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