| Tehran |
the capital of Iran. |
| tektite |
any of numerous small, roundish pieces of natural glass found in various parts of the world and believed to have originated from meteorite impacts when melted terrestrial rocks get ejected into the air and then quickly cool. |
| tel. |
abbreviation of "telephone," a device used to transmit sound, esp. speech, over long distances, usu. by wire. |
| tel- |
a variant of tele-1, tele-2. |
| tele-1 |
distance. [2 definitions] |
| tele-2 |
end. |
| telecast |
to broadcast by television. [2 definitions] |
| telecommunication |
(often pl., but used with a sing. verb) the science, technology, or process of communicating over great distances, as by television, telephone, or radio. |
| telecommuting |
the performing of office work at home by using a computer terminal and sending this work back to the employer by electronic means. |
| teleconference |
a conference of people in different locations who communicate by telephone, television, computer, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| telecourse |
a televised series of lectures, offered by a college or university for credit. |
| telegenic |
having a pleasing appearance or manner on television. (See photogenic.) |
| telegram |
a communication sent by telegraph. |
| telegraph |
an apparatus or system by which messages may be sent by a coded arrangement of simple electrical impulses, usu. along wires. [4 definitions] |
| telegraphy |
the transmission or communication of messages by telegraph. |
| Telegu |
variant of Telugu. |
| telekinesis |
a scientifically inexplicable power to move objects without physical contact, as by means of psychic forces. |
| telemark |
a turn in skiing in which the skier's balance is shifted forward, thereby moving the tip of a ski gradually inward in the direction of the turn. |
| telemarketing |
the use of the telephone as a sales tool in research and promotion, processing orders, and the like. |
| telemeter |
any instrument that measures, records, and transmits data on physical characteristics such as radiation and temperature from a great distance, used esp. in space vehicles. [3 definitions] |
| telemetry |
the science, technology, or process of gathering and transmitting data automatically over great distances, as from an artificial satellite to a monitoring station on earth. |