telemechanism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A system allowing a mechanism to be operated from a distance.

Word forms

telemechanism telemechanisms

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism English telemechanism From tele- + mechanism.

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