telegraph

Definition von telegraph im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: To show one's intended action unintentionally; An apparatus, or a process, for communicating rapidly between distant points, especially by means of established visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical means; To give nonverbal signals to another, as with gestures or a change in attitude
Her frown telegraphed her displeasure.; To send a message by telegraph; {n} a machine for communicating intelligence with signals for letters; n to show one's intention to the opponents æš´éœ²æ„å›¾ã€‚; To telegraph someone means to send them a message by telegraph. Churchill telegraphed an urgent message to Wavell; communication system; See telegraphy; apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code); A device which interrupts or changes the poarity of DC current signaling to convey coded information; Telegraph is a system employing the interruption of, or change in, the polarity of DC current signaling to convey coded information; If someone telegraphs something that they are planning or intending to do, they make it obvious, either deliberately or accidentally, that they are going to do it. The commission telegraphed its decision earlier this month by telling an official to prepare the order. Daily Telegraph, The. Electromagnetic communication device. In 1832 Samuel F.B. Morse made sketches of ideas for a system of electric telegraphy, and in 1835 he developed a code to represent letters and numbers (Morse code). In 1837 he was granted a patent on an electromagnetic telegraph that transmitted signals along a wire. That same year British inventors patented a telegraph system that activated five needle pointers that could be made to point to specific letters and numbers on their mounting plate. Public use of Morse's telegraph system began in 1844 and lasted more than 100 years. By the late 20th century the telegraph had been replaced in most applications in developed countries by digital data transmission systems based on computer technology. See also Western Union Corp; Telegraph is a system of sending messages over long distances, either by means of electricity or by radio signals. Telegraph was used more often before the invention of telephones; To give nonverbal signals to another, as with gestures, or a change in attitude; To convey or announce by telegraph; send cables, wires, or telegrams; {i} system for transmitting messages at a distance by means of a conducting wire; {f} send a message by telegraph; An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical action; n to show one's intention to the opponents æš´éœ²æ„åœ–ã€‚; An apparatus, either mechanical or electrical, for transmitting orders from a ship's bridge to the engine room, steering gear room, or elsewhere, or between fire rooms, and from engine room to fire rooms The transmitting apparatus, operated by the sender, is termed the transmitter, and the receiving apparatus, the indicator A gong is usually fitted in order to call attention to the movement of the indicator
telegraph code: Character encoding used to transmit information through telegraphy machines
telegraph codes: plural form of telegraph code
telegraph line: A wire strung between two locations allowing telegraphic communication between them
telegraph pole: A telegraph post
telegraph post: A pole, usually wooden, that carries telephone lines above a street
Note: In Britain, most cables are now located underground.
telegraph posts: plural form of telegraph post
telegraph form: a form to use when sending a telegram
telegraph key: key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed
telegraph line: cable through which telegram messages are sent
telegraph network: infrastructure which includes lines and tracking/broadcasting devices for communication and the transference of telegraph messages
telegraph office: office where telegram messages can be relayed
telegraph plant: An East Indian tick trefoil (Meibomia gyrans), whose lateral leaflets jerk up and down like the arms of a semaphore, and also rotate on their axes
telegraph plant: erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
telegraph plant: A tropical Asian plant (Desmodium motorium) having trifoliolate compound leaves, whose lateral leaflets are very small and move by jerks under the influence of sunshine
telegraph pole: A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system. a tall wooden pole for supporting telephone wires American Equivalent: telephone pole
telegraph signal: electronic communications signal that is part of a telegram
telegraph wire: wire used to transfer telegrams, wire for transmitting telegrams
Telegrafnoe Agentsvo Sovetskovo Soyuza Russian: Telegraph Agency of the Soviet U: formerly TASS in full Telegrafnoe Agentsvo Sovetskovo Soyuza (Russian: "Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union") As TASS, the official news agency of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991. It was renamed ITAR-TASS in 1992. The main source of news for all Soviet newspapers and radio and television stations, it was also a major international wire service. After the Soviet Union's 1991 breakup, TASS was reorganized into the Information Telegraph Agency of Russia (ITAR), reporting on news of Russia, and the Telegraph Agency of the Countries of the Commonwealth (TASS), reporting on news of other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. ITAR-TASS dispatches on matters of public policy and international affairs reflect the official position of the state
bush telegraph: A gossip network
I suppose you've received information, by bush-telegraph, that that third assistant understrapper and ex-sailorman at Tulagi is going to deport me as an undesirable immigrant.
bush telegraph: A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals
When I was born, family and friends came from all over, thanks to the bush telegraph. There were very few telephones where I grew up, so my father mentioned my birth to someone at the market. And that woman told a man who was delivering rice to a place up the road. He told someone there, who was taking a herd of cattle south, toward the villages. And pretty soon the news of my birth had spread far and wide.
bush-telegraph: Alternative spelling of bush telegraph
jungle telegraph: A gossip network; an informal communication system within a group or organization
And the jungle telegraph at Bryant Park is alive with rumors that the show's biggest name, Lauren Conrad, will be here any day.
jungle telegraph: A system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners
Working both sides of the stream, they got native chieftains to pass the word by jungle telegraph.
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telegraphic: brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax
telegraphic: of, or relating to the telegraph
telegraphing: Present participle of telegraph
telegraphing: A communication by telegraph
telegraphic: {a} pertaining to a telegraph
Daily Telegraph: a serious British daily newspaper which usually supports the ideas of the Conservative Party
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp: Former U.S. telecommunications company. It was founded in 1920 by Sosthenes and Hernand Behn as a holding company for their Caribbean-based telephone and telegraph companies. It expanded into the European market and became a major telecommunications manufacturer. In the 1960s and '70s ITT became a conglomerate, acquiring firms including the Sheraton Corp. and the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. It divested its telecommunications businesses in 1987, and in 1995 it split into three companies: ITT Hartford Group Inc. (insurance); ITT Industries Inc. (defense electronics and auto parts); and a "new" ITT Corp., which merged with Starwood Lodgings in 1997
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone: {i} NTT, telephone company dominating the telecommunication market in Japan
Sunday Telegraph: a serious British newspaper with generally right-wing political opinions
Telegraphic: telegraphical
The Daily Telegraph: major newspaper in London
by telegraph: by means of telegraph
telegraphed: past of telegraph
telegrapher: someone who transmits messages by telegraph
telegrapher: {i} one who sends messages via telegraph, telegraph operator
telegrapher: a telegraphist
telegrapher: A telegraph operator, one who sent telegrams
telegrapher: One who sends telegraphic messages; a telegraphic operator; a telegraphist
telegraphic: of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph; "a telegraphic machine"; "telegraphic news reports"
telegraphic: Of or pertaining to the telegraph; made or communicated by a telegraph; as, telegraphic signals; telegraphic art; telegraphic intelligence
telegraphic: having the style of a telegram with many short words left out; "telegraphic economy of words"; "the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics" of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph; "a telegraphic machine"; "telegraphic news reports
telegraphic: of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph; "a telegraphic machine"; "telegraphic news reports
telegraphic: {s} terse, concise; transmitted by means of a telegraph; based on the use of a telegraph
telegraphic: having the style of a telegram with many short words left out; "telegraphic economy of words"; "the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics"
telegraphs: third-person singular of telegraph
wireless telegraph: telegraph that receives radio signals