2006-10-13 23:54:05 · 4 answers · asked by cool 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
tele-
comb. form meaning "far, far off," from Gk. tele-, combining form of tele "far off, afar, at or to a distance," related to teleos (gen. telos) "end, goal, result, consummation, perfection," lit. "completion of a cycle," from PIE *kwel-es- (cf. Skt. caramah "the last," Bret. pell "far off," Welsh pellaf "uttermost"), from base *kwel- (see cycle).
communication
c.1384, from O.Fr. communicacion, from L. communicationem (nom. communicatio), from communicare "to impart, share," lit. "to make common," from communis (see common).
Distance sharing of information.
2006-10-13 23:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by Star 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The science and technology of communication at a distance by electronic transmission of impulses, as by telegraph, cable, telephone, radio, or television
2006-10-14 07:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by Freakgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a branch of electrical concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
2006-10-14 07:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by lostship 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technology of communicating signals,pictures,text and sound by wire,fibre,optic cable or radio.
2006-10-14 07:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by znicoll 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋