tele- /teli, telə/ AmE prefix
[ Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Greek , from tele 'far off' ]
1 . at or over a long distance:
a telescope (=for seeing a long way)
telecommunications (=communicating with people a long way away)
teleshopping (=using a computer in your home to order goods)
2 . for television or broadcast on television:
a teleplay
3 . using a telephone
telesales (=selling products to people by telephone)