D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Telescoping

/(tĕl"ē̇*skōp`ĭng)/ · Tel·e·scop·ing · IPA
01 a. Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of sections or parts one within the other; telescopic; as, telesco…
  1. 1.
    Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by the sliding of sections or parts one within the other; telescopic; as, telescoping tripod legs; a telescoping table, etc.; -- a term replacing the formerly used telescope. Also: telescope