meaning far at a distance

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15,May,2026

meaning far at a distance

About: The root word” tele” used in many English words is basically a French prefix which means “far/distant/away/at the end”. Other root words are combined to make new words, but the literal sense of root word is always exhibited in the derived words.

Words:

Telex (noun) - An international system of telegraphy with printed messages transmitted and received by teleprinters using the public telecommunications network.

Telegram (noun) - A message sent by telegraph and then delivered in written or printed form, used in the UK only for international messages since 1981.

Telegraph (noun) - A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection.

Telemetry (noun) - The process of recording and transmitting the readings of an instrument.

Telepathy (noun) - The supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.

Telephone (noun) - A system for transmitting voices over a distance using wire or radio, by converting acoustic vibrations to electrical signals.

Telescope (noun) - An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.

Television (noun) - A system for converting visual images (with sound) into electrical signals, transmitting them by radio or other means, and displaying them electronically on a screen.

Telethon (noun) - A very long television programme, typically one broadcast to raise money for a charity.

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