Not long ago Mr. Marconi invented a telegraphic instrument based upon his discovery that the magnetic hysteresis of iron can be annulled by electric oscillations.
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Telegraphic
Synonyms for "telegraphic" (15 found)
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2 entriescommunication technologywriting style
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriestelegraphic codetelegraphic messagetelegraphic prosetelegraphic styletelegraphic transmissiontelegraphic writing
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2 entriesmore telegraphicmost telegraphic
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4 total sentences available.
It turned out to be no more than the weekly Reuter’s telegram sent as an ordinary letter from the nearest telegraphic office fifty miles away.
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Her conversation, I soon found, was couched in the telegraphic style. “Weeds grow like house afire. Can’t keep even with ’em. Shall press you in. Better be careful.”
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This section is based on […] I am presenting the facts in a telegraphic fashion; for the sources, discussion and disagreements see the five scholars I listed.
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