Definition

1. Noun:

   • A communication system: A system for sending and receiving typed messages over long distances using teleprinters connected by telegraph lines or radio signals.
   • A message sent via this system: The physical message or document transmitted using the telex system.
   • The machine used in this system (telex machine/teleprinter): The device that sends and receives these typed messages.

2. Verb:

   • To send a message via telex: To communicate or transmit information using the telex system.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The urgent order was confirmed by telex. (The message was sent using the telex communication system.)
  • A telex arrived from the head office this morning. (A physical message sent via the telex system was received.)
  • The office had a noisy telex machine in the corner. (The office contained the device used for telex communication.)

• Verb:

  • We telexed the instructions to the factory immediately. (We sent the instructions using the telex system.)
  • Please telex them the updated figures. (Please transmit the updated figures to them via telex.)

Advanced Usage

• "To be on the telex": To be connected to or have access to the telex network.
  • Our branch in Hong Kong is on the telex.
• "Telex number": The unique address or identifier for a specific telex machine on the network, similar to a telephone number.
  • You can reach us at telex number 12345.

Variants and Related Words

• Teletype (n): Another name for a teleprinter or telex machine.
• Teleprinter (n): The formal name for the machine that sends and receives telex messages.
• Telexed (adj): Describes a message that has been sent by telex.
  • The telexed document served as official confirmation.

Synonyms

• Noun (system): Teleprinter exchange, telegraph exchange.
• Verb: Wire, cable (in the context of sending a telegram/telex).

Related Phrases

• "Send a telex": The standard phrase for transmitting a message via the telex system.
  • The manager asked his assistant to send a telex.
• "Receive a telex": The standard phrase for getting a message via the telex system.
  • We received a telex confirming the shipment.

Noun

1. a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter

Verb

1. communicate by telex
   • We telexed the information to our sister company