telekinetic 
telekinetic (tel'e-ki-net'ik). n. [< tiM;infnix + 
-ic (<!'. l.-iin lir}. \ (>!' the nature of or pertain- 
ing iii telekinesis. [Ueeent.] 
For I hi' alleged movements without contact, which form 
an Important branch of "so-callei! Spiritualistic ]ilien<>nie 
na," M. Aksakof's new w-ml /</. /,,,(./> seems to me tbe 
In si attainable. It need not, of course, imply :m actin 
in dlstuns, without any intervening medium, but rather an 
:HI xcn i.e.l U|MIII a body 8<i situated with regard to 
the assumed agent that no exercise of any known force 
would have originated the liody's movement. 
u .. n I'l'"-. Hoc. Psych. Research, Dec., 1800, p. Una. 
telelograph (le-lel'o-graf), H, [< Gr. ri/fa, afar, 
+ /o;or, wurd, + ypafetv, write.] A modified 
form of semaphore, invented by H. Lovcll Kdjje- 
worth about the close of the eighteenth cen- 
tury. The signals were four long wooden isosceles tri- 
angles, each of which had eight definite positions, repre- 
senting the numerical figures I to 7 and zero, line of the 
pieces represented units, and the others respectively tens, 
hundred*, ami tlniu.-anils ; by the use of the different sig- 
nals in different positions any number below eight thou- 
sand not containing the figures 8 or 9 could be signaled. 
Winds could lie assigned to these numbers according to 
any prearranged code. 
telemanometer (tel-e-ma-nom'e-ter), n. [< Gr. 
n//., afar, + K. MtMOMatn*.] A manometer or 
pressure-gage that registers its indications at 
u distance by means of electric registering 
apparatus. 
telemeteorograph (U-l-e-me'te-o-ro-graf), n. 
[< Gr. TJj2.e, afar, + /jfreupon, a meteor, + ypa- 
fyetv, write.] A meteorograph in which the re- 
cording apparatus is at adistance from the actu- 
ating instruments, and is operated electrically. 
It is the combination In one registering-instrument of a 
telethermograph, a telebarograph, and a teleanemograph. 
telemeteorogr aphic ( tel-f-me "te-o-ro-graf ' ik ) , 
a. [< Mrnirti-orixiraph + -(>.] Pertaining to the 
telemeteorograph; relating to registration by 
meteorological instruments at a distance. 
telemeter (te-lem'e-ter), M. [< F. telfmetre, < 
Gr. rf//.f, afar, 4- //^T/JOV, measure.] 1. An in- 
strument for cLrtermining distances in survey- 
ing, in artiller^jractice, etc. Sometimes the whole 
apparatus, sometimes the angle-measuring part only, and 
sometimes otdy the graduated rod to be observed at a dis- 
tance Is called a telemeter. When such a rod Is used the 
amount subtended by a fixed angle is observed. 
2. An apparatus for recording electrically at a 
distance the indications of a physical or me- 
teorological instrument. The essential features of 
several systems are as follows. On each side of the Index 
i ;_!.-. 
i4t..thelMl:ery. '111. 
' HIM': I, 
i it.. i. (..i Ii Mill bemol 
by lh<- n 
magnet .1/> . brim the fprtac 
tllC (.III 
of ft 
incuts, .tntl thr.ni^h the lever 
.inn, .lure of the magnet M* il 
which propel the wheel If. MI 
lever 15 Co that it strike* the a 
aw.iy from Its contact >itli -.pr 
intf the instruments to return t 
teleostomate 
acted by a feeble telOOlOglC I I e 1 e-. >-l. ij'ilO, <'- and II. [< Iflrillnfl-y 
','.,.':.'' . ! + -If. | I. II. Telenlilllieal. 
ilii'in? Value In use. or, as Mr. He (Juincey calls It, teleoloyie 
value Is the extreme limit c/f value In exchange. 
./. X. MM. I'ol. Kcon., 111. LI*. 
II. . The M-ience nf linal causes. [Kare.J 
t the 
->f U.th liistrn- 
i^- 14 n, tlie Uitlery. The 
-irrying the- fork or pallets 
'tew'mlelcr !'^."th"'.i"ng" Techlllc and Trlt'tajic are tile two branchesof practical 
' ult. and allow- knowledge, founded respcctivel) (in < iiliatinli and feeling, 
and are both together, as Kthic, op|n>sed t.i Theoretic. 
whieli is l led on cognition. 
N. II. Ilixlijtun, Time and Space, I 88. 
of the instrument is an ehrti ir contact-point carrieil on 
an Insulated ami. \Vhcncontactlsiuadebyamovement . 
of the Index, a current is established, which ROM to the teleologlCal (tel'e-o-loj'l-kal), O. 
' 
reiei\ei and sets III motion there attain "f mei-halilsm 
which moves a dial-needle or registering pen in the same 
sense as the motion of the original needle of the trans- 
mitter. When this has been effected, a return current Is 
set up, which moves the electric contact-points of the 
transmitter a dlstanceof one scale-division away from then 
position of contact with the needle, and all the other elec- 
trical parts are restored to their original condition. The 
Instrument is then In readiness for another change in the 
actuating Instrument Three wires between the reeei\ . t 
and transmitter is the smallest numlwr by which the re- 
quisite operations can be effected. This electrical regis- 
tering apparatus Is adapted to transmitting time, or tin' 
Indications of any Instrument whose changes are shown 
by an index. Acoustic telemeter, an apparatus for dc- 
T . 
L < 
'0*^1 ,1 r< Cr rf'/r afar teleology (tel-e-ol'6-ji), n. [< NL. teltolni/in 
m a'sL.f 1 Z 'art* f (Chr WoU),< tfr.rf^ 'gen. rfU), completion 
es by the ule of te.emeters. toal end, . + -Jy< ^&J>*-*9 
telemetric (teW-met'rik), a. [< teU-ntctr-y + 
-ic.] Pertaining to automatic registration at 
a distance of the indications of physical and 
meteorological instruments. 
Telewctric aid to meteorological records. 
Science, VI. 14. 
telemetry (te-lem 
+ -/urpia, < fiirpov 
measuring distances by 
2. The art of recording at a distance tbe 
indications of meteorological and physical in- 
struments. 
telemotor (tel'e-md-tor), H. [< Gr. r/J/.r, afar, 
+ E. motor.'] A motor used to steer a ship, 
in which the power generated at a distance 
from the tiller is transmitted to another motor 
or apparatus directly connected with the tiller. 
The transmission of power from the prime motor may be 
by chains or ropes, or by hydrostatic or pneumatic col- 
umns confined in pipes and connected with one or two 
piston-engines for actuating the tiller. 
The steering motor Is placed directly on the quadrant 
of the tiller, and Is actuated from the bridge by means 
of what the author describes as a telemotor. 
Kature, \ I.I . 511' 
telengiscope (te-len'ji-skop), n. [Irreg. < Gr. 
r^e, afar, + iyyi'f, near, + aicomiv, view: see 
Of, pertaining to," or relating to tel- 
eology', or the doctrine of final causes; pertain- 
ing to or of the nature of a design or purpose. 
A teleoloffical ground in physics and physiology: that la, 
the presumption of something analogous to the causality 
of the human will, by which, without assigning to nature 
a conscious purpose, he may yet distinguish her agency 
from a blind and lifeless mechanism. 
Coleridge, Tbe Friend, II. 10. 
ideologically (tel'e-o-loj'i-kal-i), adr. With 
reference to or as regards teleology; on teleo- 
logical grounds ; by or with reference to pur- 
pose or design. 
teleologism (tel-e-ol'o-jizm), n. [< lflf<>l!i-y + 
-tain.] Teleology; also, the acceptance of tele- 
ology, or belief in that doctrine. Pop. tin. Mo.. 
XXXV. 278. 
teleologist (tel-e-ol'o-jist), w. [< teleolog-y + 
tit.] One who maintains the doctrine of or 
studies final causes. Compare xtiologM. 
The doctrine of final causes; the theory of ten- 
dency to an end. 
Under one aspect, the result of the search after the 
rationale of animal structure thus set afoot Is teleology, 
or the doctrine of adaption to purpose. 
Huxley, Crayfish, IL 47. 
(tel-e-om'e-ter), n. A telemeter, 
(tel'e-o-fo'bi-a), . [NL., < Gr. 
Tevifof), end, + "^o,tof, fear.] That 
disposition of mind which results in great un- 
willingness to admit that things tend toward 
definite ends, or that anything in nature is 
determined by anything not yet in existence. 
See dysteleology . 
teleopnore (tel'e-o-for), a. [< Gr. reXfoc, 
< <fipeiv = E. bear 1 .] 
hymenopterous parasites, of the proctotrypid 
subfamilv ** : - : : 
Spencer, 
' (tel'6-dr-gau'ik), a 
* 
[< Gr. rf/foc, 
Accom- 
magnet rf/'J, and" strip a" to screw I and magnet Af> ; I, 2. posts and 
screw insulated from liase nf the transmitter ; 3, 4. contact-springs 
fastened to initial armature ; 5, 6. light armatures connected together 
and pivoted between the plates of the transmitter, normally held in 
central position by springs (not shown on the face of the armatures) 
bearing on the face of the cores of their respective magnets, electri- 
cally connected with the base of the transmitter; 7.8, contact-posts 
and screws insulated from the base of the transmitter ; 9,ie,om.ut 
springs fastened to the driving armatures, electrically connected to 
the base of the transmitter; n. la. armatures screwed to a Icier, cen- 
trally pivoted between the plates of the instruments, and carrying a 
fork or tu i..dk-ts, f<T tlriving the machinery of the instrument-. ; i ;. 
( ircuit-brcaking lever pivoted between the plates of the receiver, and 
electrically connected thereto ; 14, spring of the circuit-breaker, insu- 
lated from the base of the receiver, and connected by wire to one pole 
of the battery H; 15, lever centrally pivoted between the plates of 
the receiver to hold the fork or pallets in a central position, and when 
acted upon by movement of the fork to strike the lever 13, throwing 
the lever front the spring 14. thereby breaking the circuit; 16, pawl 
for holding the driving-wheel II ' in its normal position ; 17, 18, pins 
in the fork to act upon the inclines of the lever 15; It', driving-wheel 
pivoted between the plates; /. '. line connecting magnets -I/ 1 and 
M - of tin' transmitter to the base of the receiver; /.. line connecting 
insul.iied post 7 of transmitter with magnet -V 3 of the receiver : L 3 , 
line connecting insulated post 8 of transmitter with magnet M* of the 
. T : 4 If, line connecting the base of the transmitter with one pole 
of the battery K; .l/ s , .V, magnets of intermediate receiver, con- 
nected to lines connected with corresponding magnets of the receiver. 
I lit: h.in.l .(, "hich is ilways in connection with the battery wir.-s and 
tn.ikcs otnl.ut vvilli the commutator point a" , closes the circuit ; the 
tlirough the line 4 /i, therulometer-h.ind ir. coimmit.itor 
It in- / 
o the I 
r ; thence through lev 
d spring 
dopterous insects. 
Teleobranchia (tel'e-y-brang'ki-ii), n. pi. 
[NL., < Gr. rttfof, T&.uot, complete, full-grown, 
perfect (< rt)of, end, completion), + ppayx"', 
gills.] A group of rostrit'erous gastropods, 
with the gills of few (12 to 15) la mi me in reg- 
ular descending spiral rows on the left side 
of the mantle-cavity, the operculum distinct, 
and the aperture of the shell contracted mod- 
erately and roundish. It includes the families 
Planaxidte, Bissoidx, Melaniidse, C'erithiitlr, Vi- 
riparidte, and others. 
teleobranchiate(tel'e-o-brang'ki-at), n. and n. 
I, u. Pertaining to the Teleobranchw, or having 
their characters. 
II. . A member of the Telcobranchia. 
teleocephal (tel'e-o-sef 'al), h Any teleoceph- 
alous fish. Amer. Xtit., 'May, 1890. 
Teleocephali (tel'e-o-sef'a-li), . pi. [NL., pi. 
of "teleocrphalus: see telfoceplnilons.] An order 
of teleost fishes, including those whose cranium 
has the full complement of bones. 
teleocephalous (tel'f-o-sef'a-lus), a. [< NL. 
*t<l<iwi>lialus, < Gr. rt?^of, re/.ctaf, complete, + 
Kff^a?.//, head.] Having the full number of bones 
in the skull ; of or pertaining to the Teleocejiliiili. 
Teleodesmacea (tel'e-o-des-ma'se-ft), w. pi. 
[NL., < Gr. Tf/fof, TtV.fior, complete, T ieofitif, 
baud, ligament.] An order of bivalve mol- 
lusks, formed by W. H. Dall to include all those 
whose hinge is highly specialized or perfected. 
The division includes 12 suborders, and the name ls con- 
trasted with Aiunnalodennacea and with Pnonodemncta. 
Xature, XLI. 188. 
teleodesmacean (tel'e-o-des-ma'se-an), a. and 
ii. [< Ti'/i'udi <iiiiir/ii + -.] I. n. Of or per- 
taining to the 7V li'nili xin/icea, 
II. H. Any member of the Teh'oilrsmareti . H'. 
H. 
sary to organic __, 
teleosaur (tel'e-o-sar), . [< NL. .....i/vo..... .-.-. 
A fossil crocodile of the family Teleosatiritltr. 
teleosaurian (tel'e-o-sa'ri-an), a. and w. I. u. 
Pertaining to the IMMMUrlte, or having their 
characters. 
II. . A member of the Teleosauridtf. 
- Al , 
by the genus Teteosattnift, having 
snout with terminal nostrils, the 
posterior nares bounded by the palatines (the 
pterygoids not being united below), and the 
vertebrae amphicojlous. They are characteris- 
tic of the Oolitic formation. 
Teleosaurua (tel'e-o-sa'rus), . [NL., < Gr. 
rf/fof, rffatos, complete, + aavpof, a lizard.] 
The typical genus of Teleosavridse. 
teleost (tel'e-ost), a. and . [< NL. 'teleosttiu, 
< Gr. rt ?.fof,' rt Xnoc , complete, + borfov, bone.] 
I. a. In iehth., osseous, as a fish ; having a well- 
ossified skeleton, as ordinary fishes; of or per- 
taining to the Teleostei. 
II. n. An osseous fish ; any member of the 
Teleostei. See cuts on following page, and cuts 
under oa-, optic, pal<itoqiiadrate,parap>ienoid, 
- -, ->, P l - [NL., pi. of 
teleost.] The teleosts, or ordi- 
nary bony fishes; a subclass of true fishes. 
They hare a well-developed brain, whose optic nerves 
cross each other, but without any chiasm ; the heart is 
provided with a non contractile arterial bulb; the fins 
have well-developed and distinct rays; the skeleton Is 
generally completely ossified, and the backbone consists 
entirely or mostly of separate well-ossified vertebra?, 
teleostomate (tel-e-os'to-mat), a. '. teltox- 
tom-oii.t + -afl.] Same as ' * 
