telescopically

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adverb

By means of a telescope.

“to be telescopically engageable”

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English telescopic →
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Meanings

adverbtelescopically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBy means of a telescope.

    That planet can only be seen telescopically.

  2. not comparableUsing a telescopic action.

    to be telescopically engageable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  7. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  8. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  9. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  10. Englishtelescopic
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  14. Proto-Germanic*līką
  15. Englishtelescopically

From telescopic + -ally.

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telescopically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telescopically

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Chicago

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