Facsimile telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
facsimile telegraph — noun : a telegraphic apparatus that reproduces matter (as messages, drawings, or pictures) in facsimile * * * facsimile telegraph noun The transmission of a still picture over a telegraph circuit and its reproduction • • • Main Entry: ↑facsimile… … Useful english dictionary
Telegraph — Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted visible or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Telegraph cable — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Facsimile — Fac*sim i*le, n.; pl. {Facsimiles} ( l?z). [L. fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere to make + similes like. See {Fact}, and {Simile}.] A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
telegraph — telegrapher /teuh leg reuh feuhr/; esp. Brit., telegraphist, n. /tel i graf , grahf /, n. 1. an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, esp. by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a … Universalium
telegraph — Synonyms and related words: Teletype, cable, cablegram, day letter, facsimile telegraph, fast telegram, flash, heliograph, multiplex, night letter, quadruplex, radio, radiogram, radiotelegraph, semaphore telegraph, send a wire, sign off, sign on … Moby Thesaurus
Acoustic telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dial telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Electric telegraph — Telegraph Tel e*graph, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli) + graph: cf. F. t[ e]l[ e]graphe. See {Graphic}.] An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence rapidly between distant points, especially by means of preconcerted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
