Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telautograph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: telau-to-graph
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by potentiometers to servomechanisms attached to a pen at the receiving station, thus reproducing a drawing or signature made by the sender.

Example Sentences

"On Tuesday, March 21, was made the first public test of the telautograph, a long distance writing machine, the invention of Professor Elisha Gray of Chicago, which practically solves the problem of autographic communication over miles of wire."

Etymology

From tele- + autograph.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tele

Inflected Forms

telautographs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

telautographic telautography

Questions

What does telautograph mean?: An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by potentiometers to servomechanisms attached to a pen at the receiving station, thus reproducing a drawing or signature made by the sender.
Where does telautograph come from?: From tele- + autograph.

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