[pi ] the technology of sending signals, images and messages
over long distances by radio, telephone, television, satellite, etc. f£l ftf; Ri iR: technological developments in
telecommunications E|Lfg}£AWAM 0 the telecommunications industry ► tele-com-mu-
ni-ca-tion adj. [only before noun]: a telecommunication company E&fjt^-f]
tele com mute /.telika'mjuit/ verb [V] to work from
home, communicating with your office, customers and others by telephone, email,
etc.
(iifctfei*, )
►
tele-com-muter noun ETUI teleworker
tele-com- mut-ing noun [U] 033teleworking tele com pu ter /'telikampjurta^)/ noun a device that can be
used as a computer, television and telephone
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tele-con-fer-ence /'telikDnfarans; NAmE -ka:n-/ noun a conference or
discussion at which members are in different places and speak to each other
using telephone and video connections tfe i§ iSC; N§ f it z£- 7A izs ► tele-con-fer-ence verb [V]
tele-cot tage /'telikDtid3; NAmE -ka:t-/ noun a room or small
building in a countryside area that is filled with computer equipment for the
use of people living in the area (
tele-film /'telifilm/ noun a film/movie that is
made specially to be shown on television ffe, tele-gen-ic /,teli’d3enik/ adj. a telegenic person
looks good on television ( A ) iff
tele-gram /'teligraem/ noun a message sent by telegraph and then printed and given
to sb ffe jft ( E&ff )
tele-graph /'teligraif; NAmE -graef/ noun, verb mnoun [U] a method of
sending messages over long distances, using wires that carry electrical signals
Efe JR
(MfitA^)
■
verb 1 [V, VN] to send a message by telegraph
tiffed; jfl ( t&X ) ; few- 2 [VN] to
make it clear to
people what you are going to
do, often without intending to (
tele-graph-ic /.teli'graefik/ adj. connected with
sending messages by telegraph A ft A
it : You will
need to arrange a telegraphic transfer from your bank to
ours. m\ #-&# * wijmrmm
'telegraph pole (BrE) [NAmE 'telephone pole) noun a tall wooden pole
used for carrying telephone or telegraph wires high above the ground ( e£lijt(felt
W )
tel-eg-raphy /ta'legrafi/ noun [u] the process of sending
messages by telegraph ft It iIiR?k tele kin esis /,telikTni:sis; BrE also -kaTn-/ noun [U] the ability to
move objects without touching them, using mental powers izsHiisS!!l
tele-mark /'telimaik; NAmE -ma:rk/ noun [U] (in skiing or ski
jumping it
If sS; ©l m 1# H) a style of
turning or landing with one ski forward and bent knees
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tele mar ket ing /'telimaikitii); NAmE -ma:rk-/ noun [U] =
telesales
tele-mat-ics /.telTmaetiks/ noun [u] the use or study of
technology which allows information to be sent over long distances using
computers if % #1 ft S ii iR
( $■)
; ( '7 )
tele-meter /'telimi:ta(r)/ noun [technical A it) a device for
sending, receiving and measuring scientific data over a long distance 11 jflj ^ M ; M ?flj iiC ► tele-meter
verb : [VN] Data from these.instruments is
telemetered to the laboratory.
tel-em-etry /ta'lematri/ noun [U] [technical 7k it) the process of
using special equipment to send, receive and measure scientific data over long
distances iHiRijA; 3
tele-ology /,ti:li'T)lad3i; NAmE -'a:la-/ noun [U, sing.] [philosophy W) the theory that
events and developments are
meant to achieve a purpose
and happen because of that
► teleo-logic-al /,ti:lia'lnd3ikl;
NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj. tele-op-er-ate
/.teli'Dpareit;
NAmE -'a:pa-/ verb [VN] to operate a machine which is not
in the same place as you 11© ( filff
) : Equipment on
the space
station is teleoperated from Earth. $
in] ±. (ft i£ tr IIM.
tele path ic /,teli'pae0ik/ adj. 1 using telepathy ff] it A ARt; telepathic communication
3c'E
2 (of a person A) able to communicate by telepathy A A Rfj; # 7 M
lsii& frt: How
do I know what
he’s thinking? I’m not telepathic!
!£ A ftl11 fife ft A? A!
► tele-path-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv.
tel-ep-athy /ta'lepaBi/ noun [U] the direct communication of thoughts
or feelings from one person to another without using speech, writing, or any
other normal method ff&A; iI^.A; 7'AfiJSZ tele-phone 0*w /'telifaun; NAmE -foun/ noun, verb mnoun 1 [C, U] a system for talking to sb
else over long distances, using wires or radio; a machine used for this fftiMl:
The telephone rang and Pat answered it. # Rfa 7 , © 7 F£i£0
o You can
reserve seats
over the telephone,
f^nJIRtT^i$MiTJiIfv0
O I need to make a telephone call.
j# fj
7 % if 0 o telephone lines/networks/services
A
i$££ [#]£&/ ik A 2 [C] the
part of the telephone that
you hold in your hand and speak into ( AittJl&t ) i£M, 023 handset,
receiver — see also phone n.[2) IfilBl be on the ’telephone 1 to be using the
telephone f£t.fffei#; |EiI A, He’s on the telephone at the
moment, fife IE £ &
i$0 0 You’re wanted (= sb wants to speak
to you) on the
telephone. A f T tL iS tc fE< 2 (BrE) to
have a tele
phone in your home or place
of work ( # fit ) We’re not on the telephone at the
cottage, ^ |u]
x verb (formal, especially
BrE) to speak to sb by
telephone * £ ® A 7T ffe i5' 033 call, phone : [V] Please write or
telephone for details. #[ # 'If, it M Is ® fe %. 0 0
He
telephoned to say he’d be late, fife 3k % it i JU O [VN] You can telephone your order 24 hours
a day. - - A 24 /Jn Iff f/j; # nlkiiT ffeitillklo of was about to telephone the police. 'ffeito o note at
phone
.telephone banking (also tele-banking) noun [U] activities relating to your bank
account, which you do using the telephone i4itiS7rik|j- telephone booth noun = phone booth 'telephone box noun (BrE) = phone box telephone
directory (also
phone book,
telephone book) noun a
book that lists the names, addresses and telephone numbers of people in a
particular area it -f - 5*5 ff ; ife it ffl-: to look up a
number
in the telephone directory $ RiitfSSSffeilHf #5 'telephone exchange (also exchange) noun a place where telephone calls are
connected so that people can speak to each other ffe it A© a; A til; Ffrit/i 'telephone kiosk noun [BrE) = phone box 'telephone number
(also
phone
number) noun the number of a
particular telephone, that you use when you make a call to it f^it#5^
'telephone
pole noun
[NAmE) = telegraph pole 'telephone
tapping (also
phone
tapping) noun [U] the practice of
connecting a piece of equipment to a telephone in order to listen secretly to
other people’s telephone conversations
tel-eph-on-ist
/te'lefamst/
noun
[BrE) = operator(2) tel-eph-ony /ta'lefani/ noun [U] the process of sending messages and
signals by telephone ffe,i^ iliH tele-photo lens /,telifauteu 'lenz; NAmE -foutoo/ noun a camera lens that produces a large image of an
object that is far away and allows you to take photographs of
tele-port /‘teliport; NAmE -po:rt/ verb [V, VN] (usually in science fiction) to move sb/sth
immediately from one