how to pronounce telephoto

/ˈtɛləˌfoʊtoʊ/

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telephoto is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of telephoto in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… people closer with a telephoto lens or …”

meanings of telephoto

adjective:

Of or pertaining to a lens system used to produce an enlarged image of a distant object.

noun:

A photograph taken through a telephoto lens.

telephoto frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word telephoto occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics telephoto can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that telephoto can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;