telegraph.

Definition of telegraph. in English English dictionary: tele-
telethon.; 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