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- [noun ree-ley; verb ree-ley, ri-ley]
- /noun ˈri leɪ; verb ˈri leɪ, rɪˈleɪ/
- /ˌrɪˈleɪ/
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- [noun ree-ley; verb ree-ley, ri-ley]
- /noun ˈri leɪ; verb ˈri leɪ, rɪˈleɪ/
Definitions of relay word
- noun relay a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift. 1
- noun relay a fresh set of dogs or horses posted in readiness for use in a hunt, on a journey, etc. 1
- noun relay Sports. relay race. a length or leg in a relay race. 1
- noun relay Machinery. an automatic control device in which the settings of valves, switches, etc., are regulated by a powered element, as a motor, solenoid, or pneumatic mechanism actuated by a smaller, sensitive element. 1
- noun relay Electricity. a device, usually consisting of an electromagnet and an armature, by which a change of current or voltage in one circuit is used to make or break a connection in another circuit or to affect the operation of other devices in the same or another circuit. 1
- noun relay (initial capital letter) U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of experimental low-altitude, active communications satellites. 1
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Origin of relay
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; (v.) late Middle English relaien to unleash fresh hounds in a hunt < Middle French relaier, Old French: to leave behind, release, equivalent to re- re- + laier to leave, dialectal variant of laissier < Latin laxāre (see relax); (noun) late Middle English relai set of fresh hounds < Middle French, derivative of relaier
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Parts of speech for Relay
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relay popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
relay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for relay
verb relay
- broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
- cabling — Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.
- carry — If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
- colorcast — a television broadcast in color
- drop a line — send a message
noun relay
- changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
- locum — locum tenens.
- locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- race — Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
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