radiotelegraph

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noun

wireless telegraphy

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radiotelegraphywireless telegraphywireless telegraph
OriginEnglish telegraph ← French télégraphe ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) →
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Meanings

nounradiotelegraph (plural radiotelegraphs)

plural radiotelegraphs

  1. wireless telegraphy
verbradiotelegraph (third-person singular simple present radiotelegraphs, present participle radiotelegraphing, simple past and past participle radiotelegraphed)

present singular third person radiotelegraphs · participle present radiotelegraphing · participle past radiotelegraphed · past radiotelegraphed

  1. To communicate or transmit by wireless telegraphy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountelegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire

Similar
radiotelegraphywireless telegraphy
Broader
wireless

nounthe use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)

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radiotelegraphywireless telegraphwireless telegraphy
Broader
radiowireless
Also see
radiotelegraphywireless telegraphwireless telegraphy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  4. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  5. Frenchtélé-
  6. Frenchtélégraphe
  7. Englishtelegraph
  8. Englishradiotelegraph

From radio- + telegraph.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

teleradiograph
Cite this entry
APA

radiotelegraph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiotelegraph

MLA

“radiotelegraph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiotelegraph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiotelegraph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiotelegraph.

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