noun
Meaning 1
wireless telegraphy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
radiotelegraph
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verb
Meaning 2
To communicate or transmit by wireless telegraphy.
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noun
Meaning 3
the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: radiotelegraphy, wireless telegraph, wireless telegraphy
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Broader terms: radio, wireless
noun
Meaning 4
telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: radiotelegraphy, wireless telegraphy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wireless
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin radiusder. English radio- Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γράφος (-gráphos)bor. Latin -graphuslbor. French -graphe French télégraphebor. English telegraph English radiotelegraph From radio- + telegraph.