"telautograph" meaning in All languages combined

See telautograph on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: telautographs [plural]
Etymology: From tele- + autograph. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tele|autograph}} tele- + autograph Head templates: {{en-noun}} telautograph (plural telautographs)
  1. (historical) An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by potentiometers to servomechanisms attached to a pen at the receiving station, thus reproducing a drawing or signature made by the sender. Tags: historical Related terms: telautographic, telautography
    Sense id: en-telautograph-en-noun-1pGWLHin Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tele-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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