relay

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired animals for fresh”); literally, "to leave behind", from Old French relaier (“to leave behind”), from re- + laier (“to leave”), of uncertain origin. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (noun) /ˈɹiːleɪ/ (verb) IPA(key): /ɹiˈleɪ/, /ˈɹiːleɪ/ Rhymes: -iːleɪ Rhymes: -eɪ ==== Noun ==== relay (plural relays) (hunting, rare) A new set of hounds. [from 15th c.] (now chiefly historical) A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired. [from 17th c.] (by extension) A new set of anything. A series of vehicles travelling in sequence. [from 18th c.] (sports) A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action. Synonym: relay race (athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.] (electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== relay (third-person singular simple present relays, present participle relaying, simple past and past participle relayed) (transitive) To pass on or transfer (information). [from 19th c.] (obsolete, intransitive, hunting) To release a new set of hounds. [15th–17th c.] (transitive, now rare) To place (people or horses) in relays, such that one can take over from another. [from 18th c.] (intransitive, now rare) To take on a new relay of horses; to change horses. [from 19th c.] ===== Synonyms ===== (to relay a message): convey ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From re- + lay. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɹiːˈleɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹiˈleɪ/ Rhymes: -iːleɪ Homophone: re-lay ==== Verb ==== relay (third-person singular simple present relays, present participle relaying, simple past and past participle relaid) Alternative spelling of re-lay. === Anagrams === Arely, Arley, Early, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, early, layer, leary