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telescience

telescience noun: the remote control of scientific apparatus, such as those on spacecraft.

Noun

telescience (uncountable)

  1. The remote control of scientific apparatus, such as those on spacecraft.

Origin of telescience

From tele- + science, coined within NASA.

Questions about telescience

What does telescience mean?
Telescience means the remote control of scientific apparatus, such as those on spacecraft.
What part of speech is telescience?
Telescience is a noun.

Words near telescience in the dictionary

  1. telesalespersons
  2. telesatellite
  3. telesatellites
  4. telescanner
  5. telescanners
  6. telescience
  7. telescientific
  8. telescopable
  9. telescope
  10. telescope bag
  11. telescope bags

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