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supertele

supertele is the abbreviation of supertelephoto.

Meaning of supertelephoto

Adjective

supertelephoto (not comparable)

  1. A type of camera lens that can capture distant subjects with extreme magnification, typically with a focal length of at least 300mm.
    • Incidentally, I don't take these supertelephoto skyline shots because I want to set new records in long-distance photography, but simply because the same exciting views cannot be taken closer to Manhattan, since interfering ridges would hide more and more of the towers.1945 September, “Photographic Imagination”, in Popular Photography, page 65

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Forms of supertele

pluralsuperteles

Origin of supertele

Clipping of supertelephoto.

Questions about supertele

What is supertele the abbreviation of?
Supertele is the abbreviation of supertelephoto.

Words near supertele in the dictionary

  1. superteam
  2. superteams
  3. supertechnical
  4. supertechnicolor
  5. supertechnological
  6. supertele
  7. supertelephoto
  8. supertelephotos
  9. superteles
  10. supertempest
  11. supertempests

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