Telegraph
['telɪgrɑːf] or ['tɛlɪɡræf]
Definition
(noun.) apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code).
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Definition
(n.) 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.
(v. t.) To convey or announce by telegraph.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Semaphore.
v. a. [1]. Convey by telegraph, announce by telegraph.[2]. Wire, convey by electric telegraph, report by telegram.
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Definition
n. an apparatus for transmitting intelligible messages to a distance esp. by means of electricity.—v.t. to convey or announce by telegraph.—ns. Tel′egraph-cā′ble a cable containing wires for transmitting telegraphic messages; Tel′egrapher (or tē-leg′-) Tel′egraphist (or tē-leg′-) one who works a telegraph.—adjs. Telegraph′ic -al pertaining to or communicated by a telegraph.—adv. Telegraph′ically in a telegraphic manner: by means of the telegraph.—ns. Tel′egraph-plant an Indian leguminous plant the small lateral leaflets of whose trifoliate leaves have a strange spontaneous motion jerking up and down (sometimes 180 times in a minute) as if signalling and also rotate on their axes; Tel′egraphy (or tē-leg′-) the science or art of constructing or using telegraphs.
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Examples
- Of the numerous other telegraph instruments that have been invented since 1837, that of Mr. Morse is in most general use, especially on the Continent and in America. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Johnson and I went to the Charleston end to carry out Edison's plans, which were rapidly unfolded by telegraph every night from a loft on lower Broadway, New York. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Scientists in both England and America had realized the possibility of the telegraph before Morse built his first working outfit in his rooms on Washington Square. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The telegraph operating-room was in a deplorable condition. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- There is no apparent relation between effects so dissimilar; yet the steps of progress can be distinctly traced, from the attraction of a feather to the development of the electric telegraph. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- On this point I have informed you by telegraph. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Magical and terrible things like the telegraph and the railway arrived. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The next morning after the capture of Petersburg, I telegraphed Mr. Lincoln asking him to ride out there and see me, while I would await his arrival. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sheridan was telegraphed for that day, and on his arrival was assigned to the command of the cavalry corps with the Army of the Potomac. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He has been telegraphed to, to know whether he could go, and, if so, which of the several routes he would select. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sir William Henry Preece, by using an induced current, had telegraphed several miles without a connecting wire. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He went back to the works and waited until six when the day men came, and telegraphed for a carriage. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- And Halleck also telegraphed: I congratulate you on the success thus far of your plans. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I now telegraphed to Washington: The fight to-day progressed favorably. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It was not, however, till the invention of telegraphs that anything approaching to the means of holding regular communication by signals was attained. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- It was made in pursuance of his investigations into the subject of harmonic telegraphs. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Another man who was with us at Menlo Park was Mr. Herman Claudius, an Austrian, who at one time was employed in connection with the State Telegraphs of his country. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- That Department, through Sir William Henry Preece, Engineer-in-Chief of Telegraphs, took up the subject, and reported very favorably on the Marconi System. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In the moment of his taking his hat off, Podsnap, as per agreement made with Mrs Veneering, telegraphs to that wife and mother, 'He's up. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This is for land telegraphs only, and does not include cable messages. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- To-day there lie in submerged silence, but pulsating with the life of the world, no less than 1,500 submarine telegraphs. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Am telegraphing Newland. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The old gentleman's undoubting, unquestioning simplicity has a rare freshness about it in these matter-of-fact railroading and telegraphing days. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- At Smyrna, more telegraphing was done, to the same end. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I went on the stage, said something, and we did some telegraphing over the line. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Device and method for telegraphing photographically. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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