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Roots TELE & SCOPE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| telephone | a device used to talk to a distant person |
| television | a device that receives sounds and pictures that are sent over the airwaves |
| telegraph | a device that uses electrical signals to send messages quickly over long distances |
| telephoto | a magnifying camera lens used to photograph distant objects |
| telescope | an instrument used for viewing distant objects, including planets, stars, and galaxies |
| microscope | an instrument used to examine very small objects |
| periscope | a device used on submarines to see above water |
| stethoscope | a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body |
| kaleidoscope | a tube containing loose bits of colored glass or plastic that show many different patterns as it is turned |
| teleport | to be transported across space immediately |
| telecast | a broadcast by television |
| telegram | a message transmitted by telegraph |
| horoscope | the prediction of a person's future based on astrological signs |