English dictionary

telegraphy

/t/@/'l/E/gr/@/f/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire

noun.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

noun.artifact

Synonyms telegraph

Source: WordNet 3.0
The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by means of, telegraphs; as, submarine <i>telegraphy</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913