re-lay

or re·lay

[ ree-ley ]

/ riˈleɪ /

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verb (used with object), re-laid, re-lay·ing.

to lay again.

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Origin of re-lay

First recorded in 1580–90; re- + lay¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-lay

re-lay relay

Words nearby re-lay

re-export, re-form, re-fund, re-hat, re-laid, re-lay, re-lease, re-offer, re-pose, re-present, re-press

Definition for relaying (2 of 3)

relay¹

[ noun ree-ley; verb ree-ley, ri-ley ]

/ noun ˈri leɪ; verb ˈri leɪ, rɪˈleɪ /

noun

a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.

a fresh set of dogs or horses posted in readiness for use in a hunt, on a journey, etc.

Sports.

relay race.
a length or leg in a relay race.

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.

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.

(initial capital letter) U.S. Aerospace. one of an early series of experimental low-altitude, active communications satellites.

verb (used with object), re·layed, re·lay·ing.

to carry forward by or as if by relays: to relay a message.

to provide with or replace by fresh relays.

Electricity. to retransmit (a signal, message, etc.) by or as if by means of a telegraphic relay.

verb (used without object), re·layed, re·lay·ing.

Electricity. to retransmit a signal or message electronically.

Origin of relay

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

Definition for relaying (3 of 3)

relay²

[ ree-ley ]

/ riˈleɪ /

verb (used with object), re·laid, re·lay·ing.

re-lay.

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Example sentences from the Web for relaying

“Mahfouz was relaying the oppression of Amina and her daughters as it existed,” she has said.
Cairo, Revisited: How Naguib Mahfouz Predicted the Future of Egypt|Joel Whitney|July 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When Dmitri visited, he would act as a megaphone, relaying to his mother what her ears could not catch of my Kiwi accent.
Remembering Dmitri Nabokov, the Novelist’s Son and Literary Executor|Brian Boyd|May 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps that was the inspiration for the plan Justice was now relaying to UCE 48.
The Vegas Suicide Mystery|Winston Ross|February 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
We are relaying a message from Washington to Colonel Minturn on board your ship.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner|Wilbur Lawton

I went back to the house and found the servant clearing away a meal and relaying the table for me.
The Romance of His Life|Mary Cholmondeley
Hence every mile advanced meant that he doubled the distance, relaying from one camp to the next.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Whenever the gun was fired it jumped back like a bucking bronco, necessitating the relaying of the gun after each shot.
With the Zionists in Gallipoli|John Henry Patterson
I thanked him and hung up, relaying the information to the others.
Four-Day Planet|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for relaying

relay

noun (ˈriːleɪ)

a person or team of people relieving others, as on a shift

a fresh team of horses, dogs, etc, posted at intervals along a route to relieve others

the act of relaying or process of being relayed

short for relay race
one of the sections of a relay race

an automatic device that controls the setting of a valve, switch, etc, by means of an electric motor, solenoid, or pneumatic mechanism

electronics an electrical device in which a small change in current or voltage controls the switching on or off of circuits or other devices

radio

a combination of a receiver and transmitter designed to receive radio signals and retransmit them, in order to extend their range
(as modifier)a relay station

verb (rɪˈleɪ) (tr)

to carry or spread (something, such as news or information) by relays

to supply or replace with relays

to retransmit (a signal) by means of a relay

British to broadcast (a performance) by sending out signals through a transmitting stationthis concert is being relayed from the Albert Hall

Word Origin for relay

C15 relaien, from Old French relaier to leave behind, from re- + laier to leave, ultimately from Latin laxāre to loosen; see relax

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