Radiotelegraphy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Radiotelegraphy \Ra`di*o*te*leg"ra*phy\
     (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*t[e^]*l[e^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Radio- +
     telegraphy.]
     Telegraphy using the radiant energy of radio waves; wireless
     telegraphy; -- the term adopted for use by the
     Radiotelegraphic Convention of 1912.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  radiotelegraphy
       n 1: telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by
            wire [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {wireless telegraphy}]
       2: the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by
          Morse code) [syn: {radiotelegraph}, {wireless telegraph},
          {wireless telegraphy}]