telex
[tel-eks]
noun
(sometimes initial capital letter) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
a teletypewriter used to send or receive on such a service.
a message transmitted by telex.
verb (used with object)
to send (a message) by telex: We telex instructions to the agent.
to send a message by telex to: They telexed the Paris office.
RELATED WORDS
summons, telegraph, buzzer, wire, cable, signal, flash, call, report, radiogram, cablegram, teletype
Nearby words
- television tube,
- televisor,
- televisual,
- teleworking,
- telewriter,
- telfer,
- telferage,
- telford,
- telford and wrekin,
- telharmonium
Origin of telex
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Examples from the Web for telex
Kushner’s first novel, Telex from Cuba, reimagined ‘50s Cuba, and received a National Book Award nomination for her efforts.
It was not, because what happened then was that the Telex came in from New Orleans.
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telex
noun
verb
Word Origin for telex
C20: from tel (eprinter) ex (change)
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Telex
1932, "a communication system of teletypewriters," from tel(etype) ex(change).
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