telephoto

¹

[ tel-uh-foh-toh ]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to telephotography.

Telephoto

²

[ tel-uh-foh-toh ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of apparatus for electrical transmission of photographs.
2. a photograph transmitted by this apparatus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of telephoto¹

1890–95; short for telephotographic; telephotograph, -ic

Example Sentences

Sometimes she was using a short lens when she should have been using a telephoto lens and vice versa.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Seattle Times

As I didn't want to risk disturbing the potoo into flight, I photographed it with a long telephoto lens.

From BBC

But they set aside for me this new camera she owned with a telephoto lens.

From Los Angeles Times

Those new iPhones coming out with an improved telephoto lens will get plenty of use by fans showing up to Mission League basketball games this winter, considering how many celebrities might be making appearances.

From Los Angeles Times