telephoto
1 Americanadjective
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a brand of apparatus for electrical transmission of photographs.
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a photograph transmitted by this apparatus.
Etymology
Origin of telephoto
1890–95; short for telephotographic; telephotograph, -ic
Example Sentences
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Its single rear camera lacks the telephoto lens of the Pro models and the ultrawide lens in the entry-level iPhone 17, which costs $200 less.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
As I didn't want to risk disturbing the potoo into flight, I photographed it with a long telephoto lens.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023
But they set aside for me this new camera she owned with a telephoto lens.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023
The latest phones offer multiple lenses with better resolution and enhanced macro and telephoto capabilities, enabling virtually every moment to be captured for posterity.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2023
My telephoto lens got the requisite shots of warm-ups and victory fists before it noticed someone packing away audio equipment at the announcer’s table.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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