
Define the word telegraphy"Telegraphy" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Telegraphy \Te*leg"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. t['e]l['e]graphie.]
The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by
means of, telegraphs; as, submarine telegraphy.
[1913 Webster]
"telegraphy" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
telegraphy
n 1: communicating at a distance by electric transmission over
wire
2: apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
(usually in Morse code) [syn: telegraph]
"telegraphy" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "telegraphy":
TelAutography, Teletype, Teletype network, Teletyping,
closed-circuit telegraphy, code, duplex telegraphy, electricity,
facsimile telegraph, interrupter, key, multiplex telegraphy,
news ticker, quadruplex telegraphy, railroad telegraphy, receiver,
sender, simplex telegraphy, single-current telegraphy, sounder,
stock ticker, submarine telegraphy, telegraphics, teleprinter,
teletypewriter, teletypewriting, telex, ticker, transmitter,
typotelegraph, typotelegraphy, wire service
|