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Meaning of tele-negative in English:

tele-negative

Pronunciation /ˌtɛlɪˈnɛɡətɪv/

noun

Optics

  • A strongly diverging compound lens, especially (in later use) one which serves as a component in a telephoto lens, or which is used with an astronomical eyepiece to magnify the image.

adjective

Optics

  • Designating a compound lens of this type (chiefly in "telenegative lens"); having the property of such a lens.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Year Book Photography. After German Telenegativ.