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The problem in the 19th century with information was that we lived in a culture of information scarcity, and so humanity addressed that problem beginning with photography and telegraphy and the - in the 1840s. We tried to solve the problem of overcoming the limitations of space, time, and form.
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Meaning of "telegraphy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TELEGRAPHY

telegraphy  [tɪˈlɛɡrəfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TELEGRAPHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Telegraphy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TELEGRAPHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

telegraphy

Telegraphy

Telegraphy is the long distance transmission of textual/symbolic messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus semaphore is a method of telegraphy whereas pigeon post is not. Telegraphy requires that the method used for encoding the message be known to both sender and receiver. Such methods are designed according to the limits of the signalling medium used. The use of smoke signals, beacons, reflected light signals, and flag semaphore signals are early examples. In the 19th century, the harnessing of electricity brought about the means to transmit signals via electrical telegraph. The advent of radio in the early 1900s brought about radiotelegraphy and other forms of wireless telegraphy. In the Internet age, telegraphic means developed greatly in sophistication and ease of use, with natural language interfaces that hide the underlying code, allowing such technologies as electronic mail and instant messaging.

Definition of telegraphy in the English dictionary

The definition of telegraphy in the dictionary is the skill or process of operating a telegraph.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TELEGRAPHY


autobiography
ˌɔːtəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
bibliography
ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
biography
baɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
calligraphy
kəˈlɪɡrəfɪ
choreography
ˌkɒrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
chromatography
ˌkrəʊməˈtɒɡrəfɪ
cinematography
ˌsɪnɪməˈtɒɡrəfɪ
crystallography
ˌkrɪstəˈlɒɡrəfɪ
discography
dɪsˈkɒɡrəfɪ
filmography
fɪlˈmɒɡrəfɪ
geography
dʒɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
historiography
ˌhɪstɔːrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
photography
fəˈtɒɡrəfɪ
phototelegraphy
ˌfəʊtəʊtɪˈlɛɡrəfɪ
pornography
pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
radiotelegraphy
ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛɡrəfɪ
tomography
təˈmɒɡrəfɪ
topography
təˈpɒɡrəfɪ
typography
taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ
videography
ˌvɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELEGRAPHY

telegenically
telegnosis
telegnostic
telegonic
telegonous
Telegonus
telegony
telegram
telegrammatic
telegrammic
telegraph
telegraph plant
telegraph pole
telegraph wire
telegrapher
telegraphese
telegraphic
telegraphically
telegraphist

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELEGRAPHY

angiography
cartography
computed tomography
computerized tomography
cryptography
demography
echocardiography
epigraphy
ethnography
gas chromatography
holography
hydrography
iconography
lithography
mammography
orthography
portrait photography
radiography
time-lapse photography
trick photography
ultrasonography

Synonyms and antonyms of telegraphy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «telegraphy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELEGRAPHY

Find out the translation of telegraphy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of telegraphy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «telegraphy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电报
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

telegrafía
570 millions of speakers

English

telegraphy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टेलीग्राफी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

телеграфии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

telegrafia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টেলিগ্রাফ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

télégraphie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telegraf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Telegraphie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

電信
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Telegraphy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điện báo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தந்தி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेलीग्राफी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

telgrafçılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

telegrafia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

radiotelegrafii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

телеграфії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

telegrafie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τηλεγραφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

telegrafie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

telegrafi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telegrafi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of telegraphy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEGRAPHY»

The term «telegraphy» is regularly used and occupies the 103.457 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEGRAPHY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «telegraphy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «telegraphy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about telegraphy

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QUOTES WITH «TELEGRAPHY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word telegraphy.
1
Neil Postman
The problem in the 19th century with information was that we lived in a culture of information scarcity, and so humanity addressed that problem beginning with photography and telegraphy and the - in the 1840s. We tried to solve the problem of overcoming the limitations of space, time, and form.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELEGRAPHY»

Discover the use of telegraphy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to telegraphy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Haunted Media: Electronic Presence from Telegraphy to Television
"Death, desire and distance are Jeffrey Sconce's companions in this truly spooky journey through the 'troubling afterlife of modernity.
Jeffrey Sconce, 2000
2
Historicizing Online Politics: Telegraphy, the Internet, and ...
This is a pioneering work that systematically describes and analyzes the manner in which the Chinese used telegraphy during the late Qing, and the internet in the contemporary period, to participate in politics.
Yongming Zhou, 2006
3
History of Telegraphy
This book records the growth of telegraphy over two centuries, depicting the discoveries and ingenuity of the experimenters and engineers involved, the equipment they designed and built, and the organization, applications and effects on ...
Ken Beauchamp, 2001
4
Telegraphy
Telegrafie (Nachrichtentechnik) ; Fernsehtechnik, Farbfernsehen (Technik) ; Telegrafenbetrieb, Teleinformatik, Telematik ; Fernschreibverkehr, Telexverkehr, Teletex ; Lehrmittel.
Robert Norman Renton, 1976
5
Wireless Telegraphy
CHAPTER V THE TRANSMITTING INSTRUMENTS The International Morse Code of "dot" and "dash" signals is almost universally employed for wireless telegraphy just as for telegraphy with wires. It consists of a number of signals of long and ...
Cecil Lewis Fortescue, 1913
6
A History of Wireless Telegraphy: Including Some Bare-wire ...
But we speedily reach a limit in these directions, so that as far as one can see at present the effective distance of the Marconi system must be small compared with the older methods of telegraphy by wire. Of course, if ever required, means of ...
John Joseph Fahie, 1901
7
Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy
By Dr. J. A. FLEMING, F.B.S., PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON, THE immense public interest which has been aroused of late years in the subject of telegraphy without connecting wires has ...
Sir John Ambrose Fleming, 1903
8
Year Book of Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony
Includes "Literature".
‎1925
9
Wireless telegraphy for amateurs and students: containing ...
TWO OUTFITS FOR AMATEURS AND STUDENTS Every boy can make use of telegraphy in one way or another, and the time taken to learn it will be well spent — to say nothing about the fun. After making and experimenting with about one ...
Thomas Matthew St. John, 1906
10
Engineering and Technical Handbook of Electric ...
The handbook contains information about the principles of the organization of telegraph links, the system of dc telegraphy, frequency telegraphy, telegraph equipment, automation of telegraph communications, telegraph exchange, ...
V. V. Novikov, 1966

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELEGRAPHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term telegraphy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
On this day: Murderer Dr Crippen caught by international wireless …
On July 22 1910, a telegraph was sent alerting the police to the location of Dr Crippen, marking the first use of wireless telegraphy in the arrest of criminals. «BT.com, Jul 15»
2
The world's first hack: the telegraph and the invention of privacy
... was secure,” says John Packer, honorary curator of the Telegraph Museum and a lecturer from the museum's previous life as a telegraphy teaching school. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Einstein's Cat: the Coming of Telegraphy on San Juan | Part II
Learn more about when the telegraph arrived on San Juan Island and how it affected communications during the joint military occupation of the island in the ... «Journal of the San Juan Islands, Jul 15»
4
Lock down your aerial
Nearly a decade on from the Telegraphy Act nearly putting an end to it, Paul Gibbins asks: is pirate radio more vital than ever? Paul Gibbins; 1 May 2015. «Mixmag, May 15»
5
3rd Balkan High Speed Telegraphy Championship
The 3rd Balkan High Speed Telegraphy Championship will take place on 15-17 May, 2015. at Svilajnac, Serbia. Organizer of the event is Amateur Radio Union ... «Southgate Amateur Radio Club, Apr 15»
6
Ofcom proposes regulations to combat the use of apparatus that …
The proposed draft regulations have been referred to as the Wireless Telegraphy (Control of Interference from Apparatus) Regulations 2015 (the “Proposed ... «Eversheds Press Office, Feb 15»
7
Youth 'trolled' airport radio and taxi networks
The Wireless Telegraphy Act covers a range of issues, from radio licencing to criminal matters. Offences relating to illegal or unauthorised use of radio can attract ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Feb 15»
8
South Korea is threatening to jail selfie stick retailers
Under Korea's “Wireless Telegraphy Act” all devices that give off electromagnetic waves must be certified for national security and civilian use. But internet users ... «Quartz, Nov 14»
9
Telegrapher connects at event
Barney Stickles demonstrates Morse code before his talk on 'Railroad Telegraphy: Connecting Waterville with the Outside World,' at Wakeman Hall in Waterville. «Toledo Blade, Nov 14»
10
WW1: First World War communications and the 'Tele-net of Things'
The assumption was also that basic communication methods such as semaphore, lamps, and telegraphy would suffice for tactical communications, as well as ... «E&T magazine, Jun 14»

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