telegraphy

• Nom désignant la technologie ou le système de communication à longue distance par transmission de signaux électriques sur des fils, souvent au moyen du code Morse.

A noun referring to the technology or system of communicating over long distances by transmitting electrical signals through wires, often using Morse code.

indénombrable

1. Electric communicationC1formaltechnical

   The technology or process of communicating at a distance by transmitting electrical signals over wires.

   télégraphie électrique

   • The invention of telegraphy revolutionized long-distance communication in the 19th century.
   • Early telegraphy relied on Morse code to transmit messages.
   • Telegraphy allowed news to travel across continents in minutes.

2. Apparatus for wire communicationC1formaltechnical

   The equipment and system used to send messages over a wire, typically using Morse code.

   Télégraphie filaire

   • The operator used telegraphy to send a distress signal.
   • Museums still display old telegraphy equipment from the 1800s.
   • Learning telegraphy required mastering the Morse code alphabet.

   Synonymestelegraph