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Meaning of tel

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tel

noun

Definitions

  1. A message transmitted by telegraph.

noun

Definitions

  1. An apparatus, or a process, for communicating rapidly between distant points, especially by means of established visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical means.

  2. A visible or audible cue that indicates to an opponent the action that a character is about to take.

noun

Definitions

  1. The sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network.

  2. (in the plural) A large number.

    Example: How much is that Rolls Royce? We are talking telephone numbers.

tel

noun

Definitions

  1. A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.

  2. That which is told; a tale or account.

  3. A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.

noun

Definitions

  1. A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.