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telephote

telephote noun: a telelectric device for producing images of visible objects at a distance.

Noun

telephote (plural telephotes)

  1. (historical) A telelectric device for producing images of visible objects at a distance.

Forms of telephote

pluraltelephotes

Origin of telephote

See tele-, photo-.

Questions about telephote

What does telephote mean?
Telephote means a telelectric device for producing images of visible objects at a distance.
What part of speech is telephote?
Telephote is a noun.
What is the plural of telephote?
The plural of telephote is telephotes.

Words near telephote in the dictionary

  1. telephonophile
  2. telephonophiles
  3. telephonophobia
  4. telephonophobic
  5. telephony
  6. telephote
  7. telephotes
  8. telephoto
  9. telephoto lens
  10. telephoto lenses
  11. telephotoed

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