Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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optical telegraph | Yes | No | No | No |
telegraphy | Yes | No | No | No |
optical telegraph (noun) | telegraphy (noun) |
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any telegraph that uses visual signals to convey a message, including the use of smoke signals, beacons or reflected light, which have existed since ancient times. | apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) |
communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire |