Word part · Greek combining form
The Greek combining form tele
Means: far, or far away.
At a glance
- Part
- tele
- Meaning
- far, or far away
- Layer
- Greek: Combining forms behind science words, with spellings like ph and ch.
Each tele word lets you hear, see or send something across a distance.
Example words
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Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- tele (root or base)+phone (root or base)→telephone
a device that carries sound far away
- tele (root or base)+graph (root or base)→telegraph
an old machine that sent written messages far by wire
- tele (root or base)+photo (root or base)→telephoto
a camera lens that makes far things look near
- tele (root or base)+vis (root or base)+ion (suffix)→television
a device that shows pictures sent from far away
- tele (root or base)+scope (root or base)→telescope
a tool for looking at things far away
- tele (root or base)+scope (root or base)+s (suffix)→telescopes
more than one telescope
- tele (root or base)+scope (root or base)+ic (suffix)→telescopic
having to do with a telescope; able to slide out longer
tele + scope + ic: drop the e → telescopic
- tele (root or base)+cast (root or base)→telecast
a show sent out far by television
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