Definition of TELEGRAPHY

telegraphy

Plural: telegraphies

Noun

  • communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
  • apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
  • Any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a code, especially by means of electrified wires or radio waves using Morse code.
  • The science and techniques used to enact this process.
  • The devices and networks used to enact this process.

Origin / Etymology

From telegraph + -y (suffix forming abstract nouns), q.v., equivalent to tele- (“far, distant, telegraph”) + -graphy (“writings on a subject, area of study, etc.”).

Synonyms

telegraph

Scrabble Score: 19

telegraphy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
telegraphy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
telegraphy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

telegraphy: valid Words With Friends Word