| 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. |
| Telemos |
in Greek mythology, the prophetic son of Eurymos, known for warning Polyphemus about Odysseus. |
| telencephalon |
the anterior part of the forebrain, including the cerebral hemispheres and cortex, and the olfactory lobes. |
| teleology |
the philosophical doctrine that final causes exist. [2 definitions] |
| telepath |
a person who can communicate with others using telepathy. |
| telepathy |
communication between minds without the use of sensory signals. |