phototelegraphy

phototelegraphy
\\“+\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phot- + telegraphy
1. : telegraphy by means of light (as by the heliograph)
2. : the transmission of photographs or pictures by telegraphy

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/foh'toh teuh leg"reuh fee/, n.
facsimile (def. 2a).
[1885-90; PHOTO- + TELEGRAPHY]

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phototelegˈraphy noun
(see also under ↑photo-2)
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Main Entry:photo-
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phototelegˈraphy noun
Telegraphy by means of light (see also under ↑photo-1)
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Main Entry:photo-

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  • Phototelegraphy — Pho to*te*leg ra*phy, n. Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography. {Pho to*tel e*graph}, n. {Pho to*tel e*graph ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phototelegraphy — ☆ phototelegraphy [fōt΄ō tə leg′rə fē ] n. 1. communication by means of a heliograph 2. TELEPHOTOGRAPHY (sense 2) …   English World dictionary

  • phototelegraphy — fototelegrafija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. phototelegraphy; picture telegraphy vok. Bildtelegraphie, f; Phototelegraphie, f rus. фототелеграфия, f pranc. phototélégraphie, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • phototelegraphy — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1886 facsimile 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phototelegraphy — /foh toh teuh leg reuh fee/, n. facsimile (def. 2a). [1885 90; PHOTO + TELEGRAPHY] * * * …   Universalium

  • phototelegraphy — noun The fax system …   Wiktionary

  • phototelegraphy — pho·to·telegraphy …   English syllables

  • phototelegraphy — pho•to•te•leg•ra•phy [[t]ˌfoʊ toʊ təˈlɛg rə fi[/t]] n. tgp an early technology for the transmission of facsimiles • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • phototelegraphy — /ˌfoʊtoʊtəˈlɛgrəfi/ (say .fohtohtuh legruhfee) noun the electric transmission of facsimiles of photographs, etc.; telephotography. –phototelegraphic /ˌfoʊtoʊtɛləˈgræfɪk/ (say .fohtohteluh grafik), adjective …  

  • Phototelegraph — Phototelegraphy Pho to*te*leg ra*phy, n. Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography. {Pho to*tel e*graph}, n. {Pho to*tel e*graph ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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