Telegraph Send Verb Noun Apparatus Communication Distance B

tele·graph

I

\\-ˌgraf\\ noun1. an apparatus for communication at a distance by coded signals; especially : an apparatus, system, or process for communication at a distance by electric transmission over wire
2.

II

transitive verb1.
  a. to send or communicate by or as if by telegraph
  b. to send a telegram to
  c. to send by means of a telegraphic order
      telegraph flowers to a sick friend
2. to make known by signs especially unknowingly and in advance
    telegraph a punch
• te·leg·ra·pher \\tə-ˈle-grə-fər\\ noun
• te·leg·ra·phist \\-fist\\ noun

telegraph
  1794, "semaphor apparatus" (hence the Telegraph Hill in many cities), lit. "that which writes at a distance," from Fr. télégraphe, from télé- "far" (from Gk. tele-; see tele-) + -graphe. The signaling device had been invented in France in 1791 by the brothers Chappe, who had called it tachygraphe, lit. "that which writes fast," but the better name was suggested to them by Fr. diplomat Comte André-François Miot de Mélito (1762-1841). First applied 1797 to an experimental electric telegraph (designed by Dr. Don Francisco Salva at Barcelona); the practical version was developed 1830s by Samuel Morse. The verb is attested from 1805; fig. meaning "to signal one's intentions" is first attested 1925, originally in boxing. Related: Telegraphic.

telegraph
tele·graph / 5teli^rB:f; NAmE -^rAf / noun [U]
   a method of sending messages over long distances, using wires that carry electrical signals
   电报(通信方式)verb1. [V VN] to send a message by

telegraph

   打电报；用电报发送(电文)；电告
2. [VN] to make it clear to people what you are going to do, often without intending to
   (无意中)流露(思想),泄露(动机)

tel·e·graph
I. \ˈteləˌgraf, -raa(ə)f, -raif, -rȧf\ noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French télégraphe, from télé- tel- (I) + -graphe -graph
1.
 a. : an apparatus for communication at a distance by means of preconcerted signals; broadly : an apparatus, system, or process for communication at a distance other than the ordinary ones of speech and letter writing — compare
 b. : an electrical apparatus consisting essentially of a wire that forms a complete circuit, a source of current, a transmitter by which the circuit can be made or broken at will, and a receiver that is affected by every make and break so that an audible or visual indication is given (as by deflection of a pointer, marks made on a moving tape, or sharp clicks) — compare 2b
 c. : an electrical or mechanical apparatus that is used on a ship for issuing or repeating orders from and to the bridge
2. :
3. : a device (as an elevated board or framework) on which information can be displayed (as for the benefit of spectators at a game or race)
4. : an inclined trough, chute, or similar device through which coal or other material slides to a lower level
5. :
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to send or communicate by or as if by telegraph
  < telegraph news >
  < telegraph congratulations >
  < sensory nerves which immediately telegraph to the brain the sensations experienced by them — T.D.Buchanan >
  < the kiss from her full, pouty lips telegraphed itself to his toes — T.W.Duncan >
 b. : to send a telegram to
 c. : to send (as flowers or money) by means of a telegraphic order
2. : to display (as a score) on a telegraph board
3.
 a. : to make known by signs :
  < a look about him which telegraphed bad news — Niven Busch >
  < a jaw that telegraphed to every movie villain that here was a man who would take no foolishness — Emmett Kelly >
 b. : to reveal unknowingly and in advance the intention with respect to (as a blow, move, or pitch)
  < swung, but he telegraphed it and the other ducked easily — G.A.Wagner >
intransitive verb
1. : to send a telegram : communicate or signal by telegraph
2. : to telegraph something

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