different between telegraph vs electrotelegraphic

English

Etymology

From French télégraphe.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?l.?.??æf/, /?t?l.?.??æf/
• Rhymes: -??f
• Hyphenation: tel?e?graph

Noun

telegraph (plural telegraphs)

1. (historical) An apparatus, or a process, for communicating rapidly between distant points, especially by means of established visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical means.

   • The Bat—they called him the Bat. […]. He […] played a lone hand, […]. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin—but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.

2. (video games) A visible or audible cue that indicates to an opponent the action that a character is about to take.

Derived terms

• bush telegraph
• engine order telegraph
• jungle telegraph
• telegraphic

Related terms

• telegram

Translations

Verb

telegraph (third-person singular simple present telegraphs, present participle telegraphing, simple past and past participle telegraphed)

1. To send a message by telegraph.
2. To give nonverbal signals to another, as with gestures or a change in attitude.

   Her frown telegraphed her displeasure.

3. To show one's intended action unintentionally.

Translations

English

Etymology

electro- +? telegraphic

Adjective

electrotelegraphic (not comparable)

1. of or pertaining to the electric telegraph