Roots week 8 Tele and scope Flashcards
apparent communication from one mind to another without speech or signs
telepathy
an electric device or system for sending messages by a code over wiress
telegraph
an instrument for transmitting and receiving sounds over long distances by electricity
telephone
an electronic system of transmitting images with sound over a wire or through space by devices that change light and sound into electrical waves and then change these back into light and sound
television
to work at home using an electronic link (as the Internet) with a central office
telecommute
a tubular instrument for viewing distant objects (as objects in outer space) by focusing light rays with mirrors or lenses
telescope
an instrument containing lenses and mirrors by which an observer (as on a submerged submarine) can get a view that would otherwise be blocked
periscope
a fiber-optic instrument surgically inserted through an incision near a joint (as the knee) and used to visually examine the joint interiored
arthroscopic
a tube containing loose bits of colored glass or plastic and two mirrors at one end that shows many different patterns as it is turned
kaleidoscope
a diagram of the positions of planets and signs of the zodiac used by astrologers to foretell events of a person’s life
horoscope
view, look at
scope/scopo
far off
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