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Greek Root Words
Greek Root Words
• Graph means writing, recording,
or written.
• Meter means measure.
• Phon means sound.
• Photo means light.
• Tele means far, distant, or
complete.
• Some words use more than one
Greek root word
Phonograph
•any soundreproducing
machine using
records in the
form of
cylinders or
discs
•People listened
to music on a
phonograph in
the 1920’s.
Symphony
•a concert
performed by a
symphony
orchestra
•The 5th Grade
went to the
symphony to
hear classical
music.
Phonics
•a method of
teaching
reading and
spelling based
upon the
phonetic
interpretation of
ordinary
spelling
•In kindergarten
they use
phonics to teach
word sounds.
Telephone
•an apparatus,
system, or
process for
transmission of
sound or speech
to a distant
point, esp. by an
electric device
•Old telephones
require the user
to dial the
number with a
rotary dial.
Xylophone
•a musical
instrument
consisting of a
graduated
series of
wooden bars,
usually sounded
by striking with
small wooden
hammers
•I had an
xylophone when
I was little.
Micrometer
•any of various
devices for
measuring
minute
distances
•The glass
fragment was so
small the crime
scene
investigator
used a
micrometer to
measure it.
Centimeter
•one 100th of a
meter,
equivalent to
0.3937 inch
•A centimeter is
smaller than an
inch! Wow!
Perimeter
•the border or
outer boundary
of a twodimensional
figure
•How do we find
the perimeter of
this shape?
Thermometer
•an instrument
for measuring
temperature
•The
thermometer
indicates that it
is very cold
outside.
Barometer
•any instrument
that measures
atmospheric
pressure
•The weather
man uses a
barometer to
measure
pressure in the
atmosphere.
Telegraph
•an apparatus,
system, or
process for
transmitting
messages or
signals to a
distant place
•During the Civil
War the
telegraph was
used to send
battle plans.
Autograph
•a person's own
signature
•My father has a
baseball with
Babe Ruth’s
autograph.
Graphic
•a computergenerated
image
•Some movies
use computer
graphic
pictures.
Biography
•a written
account of
another
person's life
•Lebron James’
biography was
written by Ryan
Jones.
Photosynthesis
•the synthesis
of complex
organic
materials using
sunlight as the
source of energy
•Plants use
photosynthesis
to produce their
food.
Photocopy
•a photographic
reproduction of
a document,
print, or the like
•Teachers make
a photocopy of
worksheets for
their students.
Photojournalist
•journalism in
which
photography
dominates
written copy, as
in certain
magazines
•Photojournalist
make their
living by taking
pictures.
Television
•a set for
receiving
television
broadcasts
•I am getting a
new television
for my birthday.
Telecommunication
•the
transmission of
information, as
words, sounds,
or images,
usually over
great distances
•Satellites are
needed for
telecommunication
Telescope
•an optical
instrument for
making distant
objects appear
larger and
therefore nearer
•I love to look
through my
telescope at the
moon.
Teleconference
•a business
meeting,
educational
session, etc.,
conducted among
participants in
different locations
via
telecommunication
s equipment
•They were holding
a teleconference
because Jack could
not attend the
meeting.
Telethon
•a television
broadcast lasting
several hours, esp.
one soliciting
support for a
charity
•They used movie
stars in the
telethon to raise
money for
earthquake
victims.
Telephoto
•noting or
pertaining to
telephotography
•The
photographer
used a telephoto
lens to take
pictures of the
airplane.
Photograph
•a picture
produced by
photography
•I took a good
photograph of
the tigers at the
zoo.
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