telegraphy
/ti'legrəfi/
Definition
- Noun:
- The technology or process of communicating at a distance by transmitting and receiving coded electrical signals over a wire: "Telegraphy" refers to the system, method, or practice of sending messages over long distances using electrical impulses, historically often encoded in Morse code.
- The apparatus or equipment used for such communication: "Telegraphy" can also denote the physical devices and infrastructure (like keys, sounders, and wires) that make this form of communication possible.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The invention of telegraphy revolutionized long-distance communication in the 19th century.
- He studied the history of wireless telegraphy used on ships.
- Skilled operators were essential for effective telegraphy.
Advanced Usage
- "Wireless telegraphy": An early term for radio communication, referring to telegraphy that does not use connecting wires.
- Marconi is famous for his pioneering work in wireless telegraphy.
Variants and Related Words
- Telegraph (n): The specific device or system for sending telegraphic messages.
- They sent a message via the telegraph.
- Telegraph (v): To send a message by telegraph.
- They telegraphed the news immediately.
- Telegrapher/Telegraphist (n): A person who operates a telegraph.
- The telegrapher decoded the incoming message.
Synonyms
- Wire communication: Communication via electrical signals over a wire.
- Morse code signaling: Specifically refers to telegraphy using the Morse code system.
Related Phrases
- "The age of telegraphy": A historical period characterized by the dominance of this communication technology.
- In the age of telegraphy, news traveled faster than ever before.
Noun
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apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
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communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
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