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te le|graph pole (telegraph poles ) N‑COUNT A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system. [BRIT ] in AM, use telephone pole

tele|mar|ket|ing /te l I mɑː ^r k I t I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Telemarketing is a method of selling in which someone employed by a company telephones people to try and persuade them to buy the company's products or services. [BUSINESS ]

te|lem|etry /təle m I tri/ N‑UNCOUNT Telemetry is the science of using automatic equipment to make scientific measurements and transmit them by radio to a receiving station. [TECHNICAL ]

tele|path|ic /te l I pæ θ I k/ ADJ If you believe that someone is telepathic , you believe that they have mental powers which cannot be explained by science, such as being able to communicate with other people's minds, and know what other people are thinking. □  I could not know that. I'm not telepathic. ●  tele|pathi|cal|ly /te l I pæ θ I kli/ ADV [ADV with v] □  I used to communicate with her telepathically.

te|lepa|thy /t I le pəθi/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft by N ] If you refer to telepathy , you mean the direct communication of thoughts and feelings between people's minds, without the need to use speech, writing, or any other normal signals. □  We sometimes expect people to know by telepathy what we are feeling.

tele|phone ◆◆◇ /te l I foʊn/ (telephones , telephoning , telephoned )

1 N‑UNCOUNT The telephone is the electrical system of communication that you use to talk directly to someone else in a different place. You use the telephone by dialling a number on a piece of equipment and speaking into it. □  They usually exchanged messages by telephone. □  I dread to think what our telephone bill is going to be. □  She was wanted on the telephone.

2 N‑COUNT A telephone is the piece of equipment that you use when you talk to someone by telephone. □  He got up and answered the telephone.

3 VERB If you telephone someone, you dial their telephone number and speak to them by telephone. □ [V n] I felt so badly I had to telephone Owen to say I was sorry. □ [V ] They usually telephone first to see if she is at home.

4 PHRASE If you are on the telephone , you are speaking to someone by telephone. □  Linda remained on the telephone to the police for three hours.

te le|phone book (telephone books ) N‑COUNT The telephone book is a book that contains an alphabetical list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the people in a particular area.

te le|phone booth (telephone booths ) N‑COUNT A telephone booth is a place in a public building where there is a telephone that can be used by the public. [FORMAL ]

te le|phone box (telephone boxes ) N‑COUNT A telephone box is a small shelter in the street in which there commonly used to be a public telephone. [BRIT ] in AM, use phone booth

te le|phone di|rec|tory (telephone directories ) N‑COUNT A telephone directory is the same as a telephone book .

te le|phone ex|change (telephone exchanges ) N‑COUNT A telephone exchange is a building where connections are made between telephone lines. [mainly BRIT ]

te le|phone num|ber (telephone numbers ) N‑COUNT Your telephone number is the number that other people dial when they want to talk to you on the telephone.

te le|phone pole (telephone poles ) N‑COUNT A telephone pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system. [AM ] in BRIT, use telegraph pole

te|lepho|nist /t I le fən I st/ (telephonists ) N‑COUNT A telephonist is someone who works at a telephone exchange or whose job is to answer the telephone for a business or other organization. [BRIT ]