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WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code)
Synonyms:
radiotelegraph; radiotelegraphy; wireless telegraph; wireless telegraphy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("wireless telegraphy" is a kind of...):
radio; wireless (a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
Synonyms:
radiotelegraph; radiotelegraphy; wireless telegraphy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("wireless telegraphy" is a kind of...):
wireless (transmission by radio waves)