Wireless Telegraphy (Noun)
Meaning 1
Telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Wireless telegraphy revolutionized communication during the early 20th century by making it possible to transmit messages across the ocean.
- At the beginning of the 20th century, experiments in wireless telegraphy were becoming more common and accessible to inventors and researchers.
- His invention of the first practical system of wireless telegraphy made Guglielmo Marconi an international celebrity in his lifetime.
- In those years, research in radio and wireless telegraphy rapidly gained momentum.
- Wireless telegraphy began to attract commercial attention as it became clear that long distance communication could be possible wirelessly.
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Meaning 2
The use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The development of wireless telegraphy revolutionized long-distance communication in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- The use of wireless telegraphy played a significant role in the early days of aviation, allowing pilots to communicate with ground stations.
- Wireless telegraphy was used by ships at sea to send distress signals in emergency situations.
- Guglielmo Marconi is often credited with the development of practical wireless telegraphy in the 1890s.
- The Titanic disaster highlighted the importance of wireless telegraphy in maritime communication, leading to its widespread adoption.