Synonyms for telegraphy
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
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.
Related words
- Phrases
- wireless telegraphy
Forms
- Plural
- telegraphies → telegraphs…
Example sentences
- telegraph Tom's face couldn't help but telegraph his disgust.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| telegraphy | falling | |
| telegraph | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- telegraph3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (telegraph3 = 3 syllables).