telegraphy

3 definitions found

telegraphy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Telegraphy \Te*leg"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. t['e]l['e]graphie.]
     The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by
     means of, telegraphs; as, submarine telegraphy.
     [1913 Webster]

telegraphy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  telegraphy
      n 1: communicating at a distance by electric transmission over
           wire
      2: apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
         (usually in Morse code) [syn: telegraph, telegraphy]

telegraphy - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "telegraphy":
     TelAutography, Teletype, Teletype network, Teletyping,
     closed-circuit telegraphy, code, duplex telegraphy, electricity,
     facsimile telegraph, interrupter, key, multiplex telegraphy,
     news ticker, quadruplex telegraphy, railroad telegraphy, receiver,
     sender, simplex telegraphy, single-current telegraphy, sounder,
     stock ticker, submarine telegraphy, telegraphics, teleprinter,
     teletypewriter, teletypewriting, telex, ticker, transmitter,
     typotelegraph, typotelegraphy, wire service