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Telescope

ˈtɛlɪskəʊp

Telescope definitions
verb
telescope telescoped telescopes telescoping
  1. (with reference to an object made of concentric tubular parts) slide or cause to slide into itself, so that it becomes smaller

    "five steel sections that telescope into one another"

    slide together collapse
    • crush (a vehicle) by the force of an impact

      "he drove right into another car—telescoped it"

    • condense or conflate so as to occupy less space or time

      "a large portion of the past had to be telescoped and summarized for her"