Meanings
plural telephoto lenses
- artsA lens having a long focal length which produces a magnified view of distant objects.
- artsA 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).
Synonyms: long lens, narrow-angle lens, telephotographic lens
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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).
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Translations
Bulgarian телеобектив
- телеобектив (teleobektiv)telephoto lens
Chinese Mandarin 望遠鏡頭 /望远镜头, 長焦距鏡頭 /长焦距镜头
- 望遠鏡頭 /望远镜头 (wàngyuǎn jìngtóu)telephoto lens
- 長焦距鏡頭 /长焦距镜头 (chángjiāojù jìngtóu)telephoto lens
Danish teleobjektiv, telelinse
- teleobjektivtelephoto lens
- telelinsetelephoto lens
Finnish kauko-objektiivi, teleobjektiivi
- kauko-objektiivitelephoto lens
- teleobjektiivitelephoto lens
French téléobjectif
- téléobjectiftelephoto lens
German Teleobjektiv, Tele
- Teleobjektivtelephoto lens
- Teletelephoto lens
Hungarian teleobjektív
- teleobjektívtelephoto lens
Japanese 望遠レンズ
- 望遠レンズ (bōen renzu)telephoto lens
Korean 망원 렌즈
- 망원 렌즈 (mang'won renjeu)telephoto lens
Māori arotahi whakatata
- arotahi whakatatatelephoto lens
Norwegian Bokmål teleobjektiv, telelinse
- teleobjektivtelephoto lens
- telelinsetelephoto lens
Polish teleobiektyw
- teleobiektywtelephoto lens
Cite this entry
telephoto lens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephoto%20lens
“telephoto lens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephoto%20lens. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telephoto lens,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephoto%20lens.
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