telegraph

tel·e·graph

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tel-i-graf, -grahf]
- /ˈtɛl ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/
- /ˈtel.ɪ.ɡrɑːf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tel-i-graf, -grahf]
- /ˈtɛl ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/

Definitions of telegraph word

noun telegraph an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, especially by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a sending instrument and a distant receiving instrument connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel. 1
noun telegraph Nautical. an apparatus, usually mechanical, for transmitting and receiving orders between the bridge of a ship and the engine room or some other part of the engineering department. 1
noun telegraph a telegraphic message. 1
verb with object telegraph to transmit or send (a message) by telegraph. 1
verb with object telegraph to send a message to (a person) by telegraph. 1
verb with object telegraph Informal. to divulge or indicate unwittingly (one's intention, next offensive move, etc.), as to an opponent or to an audience; broadcast: The fighter telegraphed his punch and his opponent was able to parry it. If you act nervous too early in the scene, you'll telegraph the character's guilt. 1

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Parts of speech for Telegraph

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telegraph popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".

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Synonyms for telegraph

verb telegraph

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.
colorcast — a television broadcast in color
dope out — any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

noun telegraph

cablegram — a message sent by undersea cable
wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.

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