tel·pher (tĕl′fər) n. 1. A small traveling car, usually driven by electricity, suspended from or moving on an overhead rail or cable.
2. A transportation system using telphers.
tr.v. tel·phered ,
tel·pher·ing ,
tel·phers To transport by telpher.
telpher (ˈtɛlfə ) or telfer n 1. (Automotive Engineering) a load-carrying car in a telpherage
2. (Automotive Engineering)
b. (as modifier ): a telpher line ; a telpher system .
vb (Automotive Engineering) (tr ) to transport (a load) by means of a telpherage
[C19: changed from telephore, from tele- + -phore]
ˈtelpheric , ˈtelferic adj
tel•pher (ˈtɛl fər) n. 1. a traveling unit, car, or carrier in a telpherage.
v.t. 2. to transport by means of a telpherage.
[1880–85; alter. of
telephore. See
tele -
1 ,
-phore ]
telpher Past participle: telpheredGerund: telpheringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I telpher you telpher he/she/it telphers we telpher you telpher they telpher
Preterite I telphered you telphered he/she/it telphered we telphered you telphered they telphered
Present Continuous I am telphering you are telphering he/she/it is telphering we are telphering you are telphering they are telphering
Present Perfect I have telphered you have telphered he/she/it has telphered we have telphered you have telphered they have telphered
Past Continuous I was telphering you were telphering he/she/it was telphering we were telphering you were telphering they were telphering
Past Perfect I had telphered you had telphered he/she/it had telphered we had telphered you had telphered they had telphered
Future I will telpher you will telpher he/she/it will telpher we will telpher you will telpher they will telpher
Future Perfect I will have telphered you will have telphered he/she/it will have telphered we will have telphered you will have telphered they will have telphered
Future Continuous I will be telphering you will be telphering he/she/it will be telphering we will be telphering you will be telphering they will be telphering
Present Perfect Continuous I have been telphering you have been telphering he/she/it has been telphering we have been telphering you have been telphering they have been telphering
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been telphering you will have been telphering he/she/it will have been telphering we will have been telphering you will have been telphering they will have been telphering
Past Perfect Continuous I had been telphering you had been telphering he/she/it had been telphering we had been telphering you had been telphering they had been telphering
Conditional I would telpher you would telpher he/she/it would telpher we would telpher you would telpher they would telpher
Past Conditional I would have telphered you would have telphered he/she/it would have telphered we would have telphered you would have telphered they would have telphered
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. telpher - one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpheragetelferage ,
telpherage - a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity
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telpher - one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage