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noun
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a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
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a fresh set of dogs or horses posted in readiness for use in a hunt, on a journey, etc.
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EXPANDElectricity. 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.
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COLLAPSE(initial capital letter) U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of experimental low-altitude, active communications satellites.
verb (used with object)
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to carry forward by or as if by relays: to relay a message.
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to provide with or replace by fresh relays.
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Electricity. to retransmit (a signal, message, etc.) by or as if by means of a telegraphic relay.
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Relayed
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
verb (used without object)
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Electricity. to retransmit a signal or message electronically.
Origin:
1375–1425; (v.) late Middle English relaien to unleash fresh hounds in a hunt < Middle French relaier, Old French: to leave behind, release, equivalent to re- re- + laier to leave, dialectal variant of laissier < Latin laxāre (see relax); (noun) late Middle English relai set of fresh hounds < Middle French, derivative of relaier
1375–1425; (v.) late Middle English relaien to unleash fresh hounds in a hunt < Middle French relaier, Old French: to leave behind, release, equivalent to re- re- + laier to leave, dialectal variant of laissier < Latin laxāre (see relax); (noun) late Middle English relai set of fresh hounds < Middle French, derivative of relaier
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Word Origin & History
relay
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
EXPAND(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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