telegraphy

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.
2. (uncountable, usually) The science and techniques used to enact this process.
3. (uncountable, usually) The devices and networks used to enact this process.

Synonyms

telegraph

cable

message

telecommunication

telegram

electrical communication

Translations

telegrafía

telegrafia

télégraphie

telegrafia

τηλεγραφία

Telegraphie

Telegrafie

telegrafia

télégraphe

telgrafçılık

telègraf

telegrafo

telegrafie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/təˈlɛɡɹəfi/

Etymology

From telegraph + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns), q.v., equivalent to tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”).