Telegraph

Noun

 * 1)  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.

Verb

 * 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.
 * 1) To show one's intended action unintentionally.

Adverbs for Telegraph
swiftly; instantly; faithfully; peremptorily; authoritatively; fraternally.

Thesaurus
Teletype, cable, cablegram, day letter, facsimile telegraph, fast telegram, flash, heliograph, multiplex, night letter, quadruplex, radio, radiogram, radiotelegraph, semaphore telegraph, send a wire, sign off, sign on, telegram, telex, wire

Etymology
From télégraphe.

Pronunciation

 * ' {{SAMPA|/"tEl.@.gr\{f/|/"tEl.I.gr\{f/}}
 * {{audio|En-us-telegraph.ogg|Audio (US)}}

Noun

 * Arabic: تلغراف, برقية
 * Belarusian: тэлеграф
 * Bulgarian: телеграф
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 電報, 电报, 電報機, 电报机, 電信, 电信
 * Esperanto:
 * French: télégraphe
 * German: Telegraf
 * Greek: τηλέγραφος
 * Hebrew: טלגרפיה
 * Hindi: टेलीग्राफ़


 * Hungarian: távíró
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 電信
 * Korean: 전보 (電報), 전신 (電信)
 * Navajo:
 * Persian: تلگراف
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Spanish:
 * Ukrainian: телеграф
 * Vietnamese: điện báo, điện báo (電報)

Derived terms

 * bush telegraph
 * jungle telegraph

Verb

 * French: télégraphier
 * Japanese: 打電する (daden suru)
 * Russian: телеграфировать


 * Serbian: телеграфисати
 * Spanish: