| telethermometer | <physics> An apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant point, as by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise. Origin: Gr. Far off + E. Thermometer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| teleutospore | <botany> The thick-celled winter or resting spore of the rusts (order Uredinales), produced in late summer. Origin: Gr. Completion + E. Spore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| television | The transmission and reproduction of transient images of fixed or moving objects. An electronic system of transmitting such images together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound. (12 Dec 1998) |
| television microscope | <instrument> A microscope in which the image is observed by a television camera that produces a television display; it is used for quantitative studies, display to a large audience, or examinations in ultraviolet and infrared regions of the spectrum. (05 Mar 2000) |