The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
telescoping — Telescope Tel e*scope (t[e^]l [ e]*sk[=o]p), a. Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of joints or parts one within the other; telescopic; as, a telescope bag; telescope table, etc.; now more commonly replaced… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Telescoping — Telescope Tel e*scope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Telescoped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Telescoping}.] To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the sections of a small telescope or spyglass; to come into collision, as railway cars, in such a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Telescoping (mechanics) — Telescoping in mechanics describes the movement of one part sliding out from another, lengthening an object (such as a telescope or the lift arm of an aerial work platform) from its rest state. In modern equipment, this is often done by… … Wikipedia
Telescoping generations — occur in parthenogenetic species, such as aphids or other life forms that have the ability to reproduce without ovum fertilization. This occurrence is characterized by a viviparous female having a daughter growing inside her that is also… … Wikipedia
Telescoping bolt — External view of Uzi and MP40 submachineguns, both 9mm submachineguns with a 10 (250mm) barrel, showing size advantage that telescoping mechanism allows … Wikipedia
Telescoping series — In mathematics, a telescoping series is an informal expression referring to a series whose sum can be found by exploiting the circumstance that nearly every term cancels with either a succeeding or preceding term. Such a technique is also known… … Wikipedia
Telescoping effect — In psychology and cognitive science, the telescoping effect is people s tendency to perceive recent events as being more remote than they are, and to perceive distant events as being more recent than they are. More specifically, the former is… … Wikipedia
Telescoping stock — A telescoping stock (alternatively collapsing stock) is a stock on a firearm that telescopes or folds in on itself in order to become more compact. Telescoping stocks are useful for storing a rifle or weapon in a space that it would not normally… … Wikipedia
Telescoping (railway) — In a railway accident, telescoping occurs when the underframe of one vehicle overrides that of another, and smashes through the second vehicle s body.Accidents where telescoping occurred are numerous and include: * The Illinois Central Gulf… … Wikipedia
Telescoping — Неплотная намотка (ленты), конусность (рулона) … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
