telegraphy
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8.6
- noun
- /ˌtɛlɪˈgræfi/
- Archaic
:
telegrafía
- Schwarzlose documents the war between journalism and telegraphy and the history of wire services as news brokers.
- wireless telegraphy
Examples
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Eiffel's late experiments in telegraphy, meteorology, and aerodynamics were persistently airborne, avoiding the problems posed by earthbound structures.
Academic text (2003) -
Operating conditions were transmitted by radio telegraphy.
Academic text (2004) -
- Wireless Telegraphy Act, clause five--
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While serving in the military during World War I, Gerlach worked with Wilhelm Wien on the development of wireless telegraphy.
Academic text (2003) -
In the early 20th century, telegraphy was the main method for long-distance communication.
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Before the invention of the telephone, telegraphy allowed people to send messages quickly across the country.
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The rise of wireless telegraphy revolutionized communication by enabling messages to be sent without physical connections.
Synonyms
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7.4
Sending messages by radio without using wires
1
9.5
A system for sending messages by radio instead of using wires
Sending messages by radio often using Morse code
Sending messages by radio using dots and dashes called Morse code
Compounds
How Advanced
- Texting
597
1.6
- Texting
45
2.8
- Specialized
5
4.0
32
2.8
∞
1.0
- Archaic
1
8.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Telegraphy comes from the parts tele- meaning 'far' and -graph meaning 'write', as in telephone and autograph. So telegraphy literally means 'writing from far away', which explains sending messages over long distances.