Tele Prefix Vocabulary Review

Prefix "Tele" Vocabulary

• The prefix "tele" originates from Greek, meaning "far" or "distance."

Vocabulary Words:

• Telemarket:

  • Selling products or services via telephone communication.

• Telescope:

  • An instrument designed for viewing distant celestial or terrestrial objects.

• Telephoto:

  • Pertains to a type of lens that allows distant subjects to appear closer in photographs.

• Televise:

  • The act of broadcasting or receiving content through television.

• Telethon:

  • A televised fundraiser aimed at collecting money for charitable causes.

Other Prefixes and Their Meanings

• Inter:

  • Means "between" or "among," indicating relationships or connections.

• Centi, Cent:

  • These prefixes denote "hundred," often used in terms such as centimeter.

• Dec, Deci, Deca:

  • These prefixes signify "ten," common in measurements like decimeter.

• Mil:

  • The prefix means "thousand," used in terms such as millimeter.

• Tri:

  • Indicates "three," seen in words like triangle.

• Quad, Quar:

  • Means "four," often used in quadrilateral contexts.

• Bi and Du:

  • Both prefixes refer to "two," as seen in bicycle and duet.

• Mono, Uni:

  • Mean "one," featured in words like monologue and unicycle.