telegraphy 2
noundomain: artefact
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
Hypernym
apparatus 1
noun
equipment designed to serve a specific function
EnglishDerivationally related form
telegrapher 1
noun
someone who transmits messages by telegraph
telegraphist 1
noun
someone who transmits messages by telegraph
Hyponym
a communications device used on a ship (or submarine) for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed.
a tower with pivoting shutters, also known as blades or paddles, used for conveying information by means of visual signals, read when the shutter is in a fixed position.
any telegraph that uses visual signals to convey a message, including the use of smoke signals, beacons or reflected light, which have existed since ancient times.
phototelegraph 1
noun
an apparatus for transmitting pictures by phototelegraphy.
the first telegraph printing text on a paper tape, invented by David Edward Hughes.
