RELAYS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Relay

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (referring to the provision of fresh hounds on the track of a deer): from Old French relai (noun), relayer (verb), based on Latin laxare ‘slacken’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈriːleɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a group of people or animals engaged in a task or activity for a period of time and then replaced by a similar group

Short Definition:

group of people or animals engaged in task or activity for period of time

Examples:
  • the wagons were pulled by relays of horses
  • gangs of workers were sent in relays
Definition:

an electrical device, typically incorporating an electromagnet, which is activated by a current or signal in one circuit to open or close another circuit.

Short Definition:

electrical device which is activated by current in one circuit to open or close another circuit

Definition:

a device to receive, reinforce, and retransmit a radio or television signal

Short Definition:

device to receive, reinforce, and retransmit radio or television signal

Examples:
  • TV transmitters and relay stations

Word: Relay

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: rɪˈleɪ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈriːleɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

receive and pass on (information or a message)

Short Definition:

receive and pass on

Examples:
  • she intended to relay everything she had learned

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