teleconference
[
tel
-i-kon-fer-
uh
ns, -fr
uh
ns]
/ˈtɛl ɪˌkɒn fər əns, -frəns/
noun
1.
a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment.
Compare
videoconference
.
verb (used without object)
,
teleconferenced,
teleconferencing.
2.
to participate in such a meeting or meetings.
Origin
1950-55;
tele-
1
+
conference
Examples from the web for
teleconference
Once that is complete, a physician steps in via
teleconference
.
The hotel has an exercise room, an indoor heated pool,
teleconference
services and a picnic area.
British Dictionary definitions for
teleconference
teleconference
/
ˈtɛlɪˌkɒnfərəns
/
noun
1.
a conference in which the participants communicate from different places via a telephone or video network
Word Origin and History for
teleconference
n.
1952, originally a proprietary name, from
tele-
+
conference
. Not in common use until c.1974.