Definition of "telescoping" [tel•e•scop•ing]

• Present participle of telescope. (verb)

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• "Able to reproduce both sexually and asexually, aphid populations can increase in size at exponential rates: when asexual females are pregnant, their embryos are also pregnant, so females can carry both their daughters and granddaughters, a condition called telescoping of generations."
• "The cars have been criticized by federal safety officials as being prone to "telescoping" in crashes."
• "Federal safety officials have criticized the cars as being prone to "telescoping" in crashes."