telegraph

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French télégraphe, equivalent to tele- (“far, distant”) +‎ graph (“writing”), suggested as a new name for Claude Chappe's overland semaphore network by André François Miot de Mélito in place of Chappe's original tachygraphe (“tachygraph, fast writer”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹɑːf/, /ˈtɛl.ə.ɡɹɑːf/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈtɛl.ɪ.ɡɹæf/, /ˈtɛl.ə.ɡɹæf/ Rhymes: -æf Hyphenation: tel‧e‧graph === Noun === telegraph (plural telegraphs) (uncommon) Synonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code. (chiefly historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables. (video games) A visible or audible cue that indicates to an opponent the action that a character is about to take. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== heliograph, telegram, teleprinter ==== Translations ==== === Verb === telegraph (third-person singular simple present telegraphs, present participle telegraphing, simple past and past participle telegraphed) To use a telegraph, send a message by telegraph. (figurative) To clearly communicate to another nonverbally, whether by gesture, a change in attitude, or any other sign, especially unintentionally. ==== Translations ==== === References === “telegraph, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. “telegraph, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.