TELEGRAPHY

telegraph, telegraphy

(noun) apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

telegraphy

(noun) communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

telegraphy (usually uncountable, plural telegraphies)

communication at a distance by means of the telegraph, either over wires or by wireless telegraphy, usually using Morse code

the apparatus and techniques used in such a system

Source: Wiktionary


Te*leg"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. télégraphie.]

Definition: The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by means of, telegraphs; as, submarine telegraphy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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