telegraphy
English
Etymology
From telegraph + -y (“forming abstract nouns”), q.v., equivalent to tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təˈlɛɡɹɑːfi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /təˈlɛɡɹəfi/
Noun
telegraphy (usually uncountable, plural telegraphies)
- Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.
- The science and techniques used to enact this process.
- The devices and networks used to enact this process.
Derived terms
Translations
communication by means of a telegraph
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science and techniques used in such a system
apparatus used in such a system — see telegraph
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