wireless telegraphy
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7.4
- noun
- Archaic
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telégrafo inalámbrico
- Certainly, there has also been selected to have won because exactly 100 years ago, Ferdinand Braun and Guglielmo Marconi won the Nobel Prize for wireless telegraphy.
Examples
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While serving in the military during World War I, Gerlach worked with Wilhelm Wien on the development of wireless telegraphy.
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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) -
When these waves are switched off and on by a telegraph key, the result is wireless telegraphy.
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Wireless telegraphy is the sending of telegraph signals by radio, not sending audio.
Synonyms
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3.1
A system for sending signals without wires, often by radio
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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
Sending and receiving messages by radio waves
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'wireless' (without wires, by radio) combined with 'telegraphy' (sending telegraphic messages) makes the concept of sending telegraph messages without wires immediately derivable. This formation follows standard English noun–noun compounding and has clear parallels in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Wireless telegraphy gives a clear picture: telegraphy is sending short messages and wireless means 'without wires', so imagine a ship sending messages across the sea by invisible signals instead of heavy cables. That's why it means 'sending telegraphic messages without wires'.