telescoped
Compressed into itself
Telescoped describes something compressed or collapsed into itself, like the sliding tubes of a telescope.
Train cars that telescoped in a crash have crumpled into one another.
Time or events that telescoped have been condensed: The film telescoped three decades into two hours.
The word captures both physical compression and figurative condensation—stages that normally occur separately squeezed together.
Withdrew a prior statement
- contractedReduced in size
- shortenedMade more concise
- compressedReduced by pressure
- foldedBent upon itself
compacted · squeezed · nested · slid · stacked · constricted · diminished · reduced
Made shorter, typically words
- summarizedRestated in fewer words
- abridgedReduced in length
- compressedReduced by pressure
- shortenedMade more concise
streamlined · truncated · distilled · concentrated · consolidated · merged · combined · conflated
Handheld dual-lens magnifier
- spyglassPortable magnifying tube
- monocularSingle-eye magnifying optic
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- eyepieceLens you look through
magnification · zoom · focus · astronomy · stargazing · observatory · birdwatching · nautical
retracted
Withdrew a prior statement
- contractedReduced in size
- shortenedMade more concise
- compressedReduced by pressure
folded · compacted · squeezed · nested · slid · stacked · constricted · diminished · reduced · tucked
abbreviated
Made shorter, typically words
- summarizedRestated in fewer words
- abridgedReduced in length
- compressedReduced by pressure
shortened · streamlined · truncated · distilled · concentrated · consolidated · merged · combined · conflated · synthesized
binoculars
Handheld dual-lens magnifier
eyepiece · magnification · zoom · focus · astronomy · stargazing · observatory · birdwatching · nautical · safari
elongated
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- lengthenedIncreased in extent
- expandedMade larger or wider
drawn-out · protruded · unfurled · unfolded · projected · extruded · outstretched · deployed · opened · spread
telescopedextended
Lengthened in time or space
expanded · elongated · stretched · lengthened · unfolded
telescopedexpanded
Made larger or wider
drawn out · extended · stretched · prolonged · elaborated
telescopedintact
Not damaged or altered
undamaged · uncrumpled · uncompressed · whole · unscathed
- space telescopeInstrument observing cosmos from orbit
- radio telescopesInstruments detecting celestial emissions
- Hubble Space TelescopeOrbiting astronomical observatory
- James Webb Space TelescopeInfrared space observatory
- Hubble telescopeOrbiting astronomical instrument
- telescopic sightMagnifying aiming device
telescope, telescopes, telescopic, telescoping, telescopically, radio telescope