Telegraph

  • 21telegraph — {{11}}telegraph (n.) 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 (Cf. tele )) + graphe (see GRAPHY (Cf. graphy)). The… …

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  • 22Telegraph — Para otros usos de este término, véase Telegraph (desambiguación). Telegraph Álbum de estudio de Drake Bell Publicación 27 de septiembre de 2005 Grabación 2004 2005 …

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  • 23Telegraph — The Daily Telegraph (иногда просто «The Telegraph»)  ежедневная британская газета, основанная в 1855 году. Одна из наиболее популярных и многотиражных газет в Великобритании наряду с The Times, The Guardian и The Independent. Средний ежедневный… …

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  • 24telegraph — I UK [ˈtelɪˌɡrɑːf] / US [ˈteləˌɡræf] noun Word forms telegraph : singular telegraph plural telegraphs a) [uncountable] a method of communicating by sending electric signals through wires or by radio waves b) [countable] a piece of equipment used… …

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  • 25telegraph — /ˈtɛləgræf / (say teluhgraf), / graf/ (say grahf) noun 1. an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distance, especially by means of an electrical device consisting essentially of a transmitting or sending… …

  • 26telegraph — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. telegram; wireless, Morse, wire, cable[gram], semaphore, heliograph, pantelograph, phototelegraph. v. t. signal, wire, radio, cable; informal, betray, disclose, reveal. See communication, indication.… …

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  • 27telegraph — [[t]te̱lɪgrɑːf, græf[/t]] telegraphs, telegraphing, telegraphed 1) N UNCOUNT: also the N Telegraph is a system of sending messages over long distances, either by means of electricity or by radio signals. Telegraph was more often used before the… …

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  • 28telegraph — I. noun Etymology: French télégraphe, from télé tele (from Greek tēle ) + graphe graph Date: 1794 1. an apparatus for communication at a distance by coded signals; especially an apparatus, system, or process for communication at a distance by… …

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  • 29telegraph — noun 1》 a system or device for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, especially one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection. 2》 (also telegraph board) a board displaying scores or other information at a… …

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  • 30telegraph — tel•e•graph [[t]ˈtɛl ɪˌgræf, ˌgrɑf[/t]] n. 1) tgp a system or apparatus for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, esp. between two electric devices connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel 2) tgp to transmit… …

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