Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z telephoning The act of placing a telephone call. telephonist A telephone operator. telephonitis A tendency to use the telephone excessively. telephonograph A device for the recording and transmission of sound. telephonographic Relating to the telephonograph. telephonology The study of telephones. telephonometric Relating to the measurement of sound transmitted telephonically. telephonophile A lover of telephones. telephonophobia A fear of talking on the telephone. telephonophobic Having or relating to telephonophobia. telephony The act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum. telephote A telelectric device for producing images of visible objects at a distance. telephoto Of or pertaining to a lens system used to produce an enlarged image of a distant object. telephotograph A photograph taken with a telephoto lens. telephotographer A photographer who uses a telephoto lens. telephotographic Of or pertaining to telephotography. telephotography Photography of distant subjects using a telephoto lens. telephotometer A kind of photometer that incorporates a telescope. Telephus The son of Heracles and Auge; he was adopted by Teuthras, the king of Mysia, in Asia Minor, whom he succeeded as king, and was both wounded and later healed by Achilles. telepic telefilm telepicture Synonym of telefilm. telepistemological Relating to telepistemology. telepistemology The study of robotic telepresence and its influence on the nature of belief, knowledge, and experience. teleplanic Capable of dispersal over a great distance teleplasm ectoplasm teleplasmic Relating to teleplasm. teleplastic Of or relating to the materialization of spiritualistic phenomena. teleplay A script formatted like a screenplay for cinema, but written to be made into an episode of a television show. teleplaywright a playwright who writes for television telepoint A base station to which users of early mobile phones could connect in order to place (but not receive) calls. telepointer A cursor used to mark the point on a screen display at which the presenter is pointing. telepolariscope A polariscope designed to be attached to a telescope. telepolitical Relating to telepolitics. telepolitics The use of telecommunications or television broadcasts as a tool in politics. telepoll A poll carried out by telephone. telepolling The process of carrying out a poll by telephone. teleport To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points. teleportable Able to be teleported. teleportage Teleportation. teleportal A teleporter; a device for instantaneous travel. teleportation Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways. teleportational Synonym of teleportative. teleportative of, relating to, or using teleportation teleporter A person who teleports. teleportitis In some roguelike games, an intrinsic ability that causes the player's character to teleport from place to place without warning. telepost A message of up to 100 words transmitted by telegraph at the post office. telepractice The practice of telemedicine. telepractitioner A practitioner of telemedicine. telepresence Virtual presence in another physical location by means of telecommunication technology. telepresencing The use of telepresence technologies. telepresent Virtually present in another physical location by means of telecommunication technology. telepresenter A medical assistant who is present with the patient during a teleconsultation led by a remote physician. teleprint A document reproduced by a teleprinter. teleprinter Synonym of teletype, a telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols. teleprinting The use of a teleprinter. teleprocessing The exchange of data between computers, or between a central computer and terminals, via telecommunications links; data communications teleprocessor A device that performs teleprocessing. teleproctoring Remote proctoring, typically of an examination teleprogram Any computer program acquired as telesoftware. teleprogramme television programme teleprogrammed Programmed remotely. teleprogramming The programming of a robot, etc. remotely. teleprompt To prompt (a speaker) by means of a teleprompter, displaying the text that is to be read. teleprompter A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera. teleprompterless Without a teleprompter. telepsychiatric Pertaining to telepsychiatry. telepsychiatrist A psychiatrist who deals with physically remote patients by means of telecommunication or computer networks. telepsychiatry Psychiatry carried out remotely using audiovisual telecommunications between doctor and patient. telepsychic Having psychic ability that works over a distance. telepsychological Relating to telepsychology. telepsychologist A practitioner of telepsychology. telepsychology Psychology carried out remotely using audiovisual telecommunications between doctor and patient. telepublish To publish material by disseminating it over a telecommunication network. telepublisher One who telepublishes. telepuppet A remotely controlled robot for carrying out physical tasks in a space environment. teleputer Telecomputer. telera A form of bread, resembling a bolillo, but having a more rounded shape and divided into three sections, and usually softer. teleradio A device that acts as a radio transmitter and receiver for an individual operator. teleradiogram An image produced by teleradiography teleradiograph A radiograph transmitted by teleradiography teleradiographic Of or relating to teleradiography. teleradiography The use of telecommunications to transmit the results of radiography. teleradiological Of or relating to teleradiology. teleradiologist One who works in teleradiology. teleradiology Radiology services provided remotely via telecommunications: a means of electronically transmitting radiologic images and consultative text from location to another, even over long distances. teleradiophone An adaptation of the photophone to telegraphy. teleradiotherapy radiotherapy using a remote source of radiation teleradium teletherapy using radium Teleran A system for aircraft guidance and air traffic control that displays a televised picture of a ground radar image to the pilot. telereality The supposed reality conveyed by television. telereceiver The receiving device in a teletransmission system. telereception The detection and reception of stimuli distant from the body (typically, the senses of hearing, sight and smell). telereceptive Relating to the detection and reception of stimuli distant from the body (typically, the senses of hearing, sight and smell). telerecord To record for subsequent broadcast via television. telerecorded recorded using telerecording telerecording A recording of a television broadcast made while it is being transmitted, especially by filming the picture from a monitor screen; the process of making such a recording. teleregulation regulation by means of telemonitoring telerehabilitation rehabilitation (as of a drug user) by means of telecommunications or a computer network telerelascope An enhanced relascope that can be used at a distance. telergic Relating to telergy. telergically By means of telergy telergy automatism telerobot A robot that can be controlled remotely; a telerobotic system. telerobotic Of or pertaining to telerobotics telerobotically By means of telerobotics. teleroboticist One who works in the field of telerobotics. telerobotics The remote control of robotic systems teleroentgenography Synonym of teleradiography. telesale A sale made through telemarketing. telesales telemarketing telesalesman Synonym of telemarketer. telesalesperson A telemarketer. telesatellite A telecommunications satellite. telescanner A scanner, especially one able to collect information from far away. telescience The remote control of scientific apparatus, such as those on spacecraft. telescientific Of or relating to telescience. telescopable Capable of being telescoped, that is, expanded and contracted linearly in sections that slide over one another. telescope A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy. telescopefish Any of several deep-sea aulopiform fish, of the family Giganturidae, having tubular eyes. telescoper That which telescopes, particularly in the mathematical sense. telescopic Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope. telescopically By means of a telescope. telescopiform Shaped like a telescope, with retractile tubular portions. telescoping Synonym of telescopable. telescopist Someone who uses a telescope. Telescopium A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis. telescopy The manufacture and use of telescopes. telescreen A screen for broadcasting television or similar media, especially one that shows propaganda and records or spies on the user. telescreening Remote screening for a disease telescript Synonym of teleplay. telescriptor Synonym of teleprinter. teleseism A seismic movement or shock far from the recording instrument teleseismic Of, pertaining to, or detected by teleseismology teleseismological Relating to teleseismology. teleseismology The branch of seismology that records and studies distant seismic events teleseller A salesperson working in telesales. teleselling telesales teleseme A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a number of predetermined signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators. teleseminar A seminar conducted over a telephone, set up as a conference call. telesen An electric instrument, a variant of the shamisen. teleserial A television serial; a series broadcast on television. teleseries television series (of any other genre alongside drama). teleservice Any service or function provided by means of a telecommunication link teleserye A Philippine television drama, serialized in the manner of a soap opera. teleshopper One who engages in home shopping via television. teleshopping Shopping from home in response to offers on television advertising or shopping channels. teleshow a television show. telesia sapphire (precious stone) telesis Directed social advancement via education and the scientific method. telesm A magical talisman, amulet or charm.