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re-lay
[ree-ley] 
–verb (used with object), -laid, -lay⋅ing.
| to lay again. |
re⋅lay
1 [n. ree-ley; v. ree-ley, ri-ley] noun, verb, -layed, -lay⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift. |
| 2. | a fresh set of dogs or horses posted in readiness for use in a hunt, on a journey, etc. |
| 3. | Sports.
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| 4. | Machinery. an automatic control device in which the settings of valves, switches, etc., are regulated by a powered element, as a motor, solenoid, or pneumatic mechanism actuated by a smaller, sensitive element. |
| 5. | Electricity. a device, usually consisting of an electromagnet and an armature, by which a change of current or voltage in one circuit is used to make or break a connection in another circuit or to affect the operation of other devices in the same or another circuit. |
| 6. | (initial capital letter ) U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of experimental low-altitude, active communications satellites. |
–verb (used with object)
| 7. | to carry forward by or as if by relays: to relay a message. |
| 8. | to provide with or replace by fresh relays. |
| 9. | Electricity. to retransmit (a signal, message, etc.) by or as if by means of a telegraphic relay. |
–verb (used without object)
| 10. | Electricity. to retransmit a signal or message electronically. |
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| re·lay (rē'lā) n.
[Middle English relai, fresh team of dogs for a hunt, from Old French, from relaier, to relay : re-, re- + laier, to leave (of Germanic origin; see leip- in Indo-European roots).] |
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Relay
Re*lay"\, a. (Mach.) Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an auxiliary apparatus put into action by a feeble force but itself capable of exerting greater force, used to control a comparatively powerful machine or appliance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]Relay
Re*lay"\ (r?-l?"), n. [F. relais (cf. OF. relais relaxation, discontinuance, It. rilascio release, relief, rilasso relay), fr. OF. relaissier to abandon, release, fr. L. relaxare. See Relax.]1. A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages; provision for successive relief. Specifically: (a) A supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay. (b) A supply of hunting dogs or horses kept in readiness at certain places to relive the tired dogs or horses, and to continue the pursuit of the game if it comes that way. (c) A number of men who relieve others in carrying on some work. 2. (Elec.) In various forms of telegraphic apparatus, a magnet which receives the circuit current, and is caused by it to bring into into action the power of a local battery for performing the work of making the record; also, a similar device by which the current in one circuit is made to open or close another circuit in which a current is passing. Relay battery (Elec.), the local battery which is brought into use by the action of the relay magnet, or relay.
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Language Translation for : relay
Spanish:
retransmitir,
German:
übertragen,
Japanese:
中継する
relay (n.)
c.1410, "hounds placed along a line of chase," from M.Fr. relai "reserve pack of hounds or other animals" (13c.), from O.Fr. relaier "to exchange tired animals for fresh," lit. "leave behind," from re- "back" + laier "to leave" (see delay). The etymological sense is "to leave (dogs) behind (in order to take fresh ones)." Of horses, 1659. Electromagnetic sense first recorded 1860. As a type of foot-race, it is attested from 1898. The verb is first attested c.1410.
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| relay (rē'lā) Pronunciation Key
An electrical switch that is operated by an electromagnet, such as a solenoid. When a small current passes through the electromagnet's coiled wire, it produces a magnetic field that attracts a movable iron bar, causing it to pivot and open or close the switch. |
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