telescoped vs shortened

telescoped and shortened both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
telescoped	No	Yes	No	No
shortened	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, telescoped and shortened are synonyms defined as:

telescoped and shortened: shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another

telescoped (adjective)	shortened (adjective)
shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another	with parts removed
	cut short in duration
	shortened
	shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another