tel|e|graph

tel|e|graph
tel|e|graph «TEHL uh graf, -grahf», noun, verb.
–n.
an apparatus, system, or process for sending coded messages over wires by means of electricity.
–v.t.
1. to send (a message) by telegraph: »

Mother telegraphed that she would arrive home by afternoon plane.

SYNONYM(S): wire.
2. to send a message to (a person) by telegraph. SYNONYM(S): wire.
3. Figurative. to signal (what one intends to do); show by a gesture, look, or other sign: »

the boxer telegraphed his punches too often. Most dancers nowadays seem to telegraph to their audiences, “Watch for this one—it's tremendous” (Clive Barnes).

–v.i.
to signal or communicate by telegraph. SYNONYM(S): wire.
╂[(originally) a semaphore < French télégraphe < Greek têle at a distance + -graphos writer < gráphein to write]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • tel´e|graph´i|cal|ly — tel|e|graph|ic «TEHL uh GRAF ihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with a telegraph. 2. sent as a telegram. 3. Figurative. extremely concise; contracted: »a telegraphic style. –tel´e|graph´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • tel|e|graph|ese — «TEHL uh gra FEEZ, FEES», noun. the concise and elliptical style in which telegrams are worded; cablese: »Another colleague rewrote the paper in telegraphese, leaving out most adjectives, inserting the word “stop” for periods (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tel|e|graph|i|cal — «TEHL uh GRAF uh kuhl», adjective. = telegraphic. (Cf. ↑telegraphic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • tel|e|graph|o|scope — «TEHL uh GRAF uh skohp», noun. a telegraphic device for transmitting and reproducing a still picture, such as a wirephoto …   Useful english dictionary

  • pho´to|tel´e|graph´i|cal|ly — pho|to|tel|e|graph|ic «FOH toh TEHL uh GRAF ihk», adjective. of or having to do with phototelegraphy. –pho´to|tel´e|graph´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • pho|to|tel|e|graph|ic — «FOH toh TEHL uh GRAF ihk», adjective. of or having to do with phototelegraphy. –pho´to|tel´e|graph´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • pan|tel|e|graph — «pan TEHL uh graf, grahf», noun. an early form of telegraph for transmitting facsimile messages and pictures …   Useful english dictionary

  • pho|to|tel|e|graph|i|cal — «FOH toh TEHL uh GRAF uh kuhl», adjective. = phototelegraphic. (Cf. ↑phototelegraphic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pho|to|tel|e|graph — «FOH toh TEHL uh graf, grahf», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. to send by phototelegraphy. –n. a picture, message, or other printed matter, thus sent …   Useful english dictionary

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