"telegraphy" meaning in English

See telegraphy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /təˈlɛɡɹəfi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /təˈlɛɡɹəfi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-telegraphy.wav Forms: telegraphies [plural]
Etymology: From telegraph + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns), q.v., equivalent to tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|telegraph|y|pos2=suffix forming abstract nouns}} telegraph + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns), {{confix|en|tele|graphy|t1=far, distant, telegraph|t2=writings on a subject, area of study, etc.}} tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} telegraphy (usually uncountable, plural telegraphies)
  1. Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Telegraphy Translations (communication by means of a telegraph): إِبْرَاق (ʔibrāq) [masculine] (Arabic), telegrafia [feminine] (Catalan), 電報 /电报 (diànbào) (Chinese Mandarin), télégraphie [feminine] (French), Telegraphie [feminine] (German), telegrafia [feminine] (Polish), telegrafia [feminine] (Portuguese), telegrafía [feminine] (Spanish), தந்தித்துறை (tantittuṟai) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-telegraphy-en-noun-QHCh9H23 Disambiguation of Telegraphy: 33 33 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tele-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tele-: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of 'communication by means of a telegraph': 87 7 6
  2. The science and techniques used to enact this process. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Telegraphy
    Sense id: en-telegraphy-en-noun-T~ZkpThA Disambiguation of Telegraphy: 33 33 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tele-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tele-: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 30 36 34
  3. The devices and networks used to enact this process. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Telegraphy
    Sense id: en-telegraphy-en-noun-ztnZ9Msm Disambiguation of Telegraphy: 33 33 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tele-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tele-: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 30 36 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: radio telegraphy, radiotelegraphy, wireless telegraphy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code."
      ],
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          "process"
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          "distance"
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        [
          "using",
          "using"
        ],
        [
          "code",
          "code"
        ],
        [
          "especially",
          "especially"
        ],
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ],
        [
          "electrified",
          "electrified"
        ],
        [
          "wire",
          "wire"
        ],
        [
          "radio wave",
          "radio wave"
        ],
        [
          "Morse code",
          "Morse code"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The science and techniques used to enact this process."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "science",
          "science"
        ],
        [
          "technique",
          "technique"
        ],
        [
          "used",
          "used"
        ],
        [
          "enact",
          "enact"
        ],
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ],
        [
          "process",
          "process"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The devices and networks used to enact this process."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "device",
          "device"
        ],
        [
          "network",
          "network"
        ],
        [
          "used",
          "used"
        ],
        [
          "enact",
          "enact"
        ],
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ],
        [
          "process",
          "process"
        ]
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        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/təˈlɛɡɹəfi/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/təˈlɛɡɹəfi/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-telegraphy.wav",
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔibrāq",
      "sense": "communication by means of a telegraph",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "إِبْرَاق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "communication by means of a telegraph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "telegrafia"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diànbào",
      "sense": "communication by means of a telegraph",
      "word": "電報 /电报"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "communication by means of a telegraph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "télégraphie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "communication by means of a telegraph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Telegraphie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "communication by means of a telegraph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "telegrafia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "communication by means of a telegraph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "telegrafia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "communication by means of a telegraph",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "telegrafía"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "tantittuṟai",
      "sense": "communication by means of a telegraph",
      "word": "தந்தித்துறை"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "telegraphy"
  ],
  "word": "telegraphy"
}

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