English

Verb

telescoping

1. present participle of telescope

Noun

telescoping ‎(plural telescopings)

1. The act of extending or contracting in the manner of a telescope.
   • 2000, Walter Sickert, ‎Anna Gruetzner Robins, Walter Sickert: The Complete Writings on Art (page 507)

     Mr Sadleir's prose style recalls Whistler's at every turn. There are the same terrific and nonchalant telescopings of continents and centuries, and the same honeyed omniscience, kind but firm, and the same want of an innate sense of proportion […]