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telephoto
1[tel-uh-foh-toh]
adjective
noting or pertaining to telephotography.
Telephoto
2[tel-uh-foh-toh]
a brand of apparatus for electrical transmission of photographs.
a photograph transmitted by this apparatus.
Word History and Origins
Origin of telephoto1
Example Sentences
A telephoto lens offers higher resolution, while a wide-angle lens allows a larger field of view.
He experimented restlessly with technology, trying out telephoto pictures of Kanchenjunga.
Armed with binoculars and a telephoto camera, they watch the cobalt waters for one of its great treasures - pygmy blue whales.
Sometimes she was using a short lens when she should have been using a telephoto lens and vice versa.
Sporting a telephoto lens with her camera, Philbin now can identify individual whales from their fins and tails and is second to Muul in sorting sighting tips and sending alerts.
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