English Explanatory Dictionary

telephoto lens

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lens having a long focal length which produces a magnified view of distant objects.
  2. A lens which produces a magnified view of distant objects and which is sufficiently compact to have a physical length shorter than its focal length (as distinct from a long-focus lens).

Word forms

telephoto lens telephoto lenses

Synonyms

long lens narrow-angle lens telephotographic lens

Related words

normal lens long-focus lens wide-angle lens
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