telephotographic, a.2
(ˌtɛlɪfəʊtəʊˈgræfɪk)
[f. Gr. τῆλε afar off + photographic a.
This word is properly formed and clearly expresses its meaning; its use and that of its derived group (see prec.), has practically superseded that of telephotograph1 and its derivatives coinciding in form with these, which were differently composed, and of quite different application.]
Of, pertaining to, or used in the photographing of distant objects, within the field of sight but beyond the limits of distinct vision, esp. in telephotographic lens, a lens or combination of lenses for this purpose. (Invented by Dallmeyer 1891.)
| 1892 T. R. Dallmeyer Paper read to Camera Club 10 Mar., A compound Telephotographic Lens. 1892 Daily News 26 Sept. 2/6 A remarkable view of Mont Blanc taken at a distance of 56 miles, with Dallmeyer's *tele-photographic lens. 1892 Nature 15 Dec. 161/2 In the simple telephotographic lens the anterior element, which is of large aperture and short focus, is a positive lens, while the posterior is negative, and of a fractional part of the focal length of the former lens. 1904 Archæol. Surv. Ceylon, Epigr. Zeylanica I. p. iv, The new telephotographic apparatus should be used for inscriptions on which an ordinary camera cannot be brought to bear. 1906 Athenæum 3 Mar. 268/2 Khan Tengri from the south, the telephotographic view of the same peak from the north. |