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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tel•ex /ˈtɛlɛks/USA pronunciation n. - Telecommunications a two-way communication service in which machines that can send and receive printed messages are connected through a public telecommunications system:[uncountable* sometimes: Telex]Telex enables direct communication between subscribers who are at remote locations.
- Telecommunications a message transmitted by this system:[countable]I received a telex asking me to send the sales information at once.
v. - Telecommunicationsto send (a message) by telex to (someone): [~ + object]Telex the sales figures at once to the home company.[~ + object + object]How about telexing them the sales figures as soon as possible?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tel•ex (tel′eks),USA pronunciation n. - Telecommunications(sometimes cap.) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
- Telecommunicationsa teletypewriter used to send or receive on such a service.
- Telecommunicationsa message transmitted by telex.
v.t. - Telecommunicationsto send (a message) by telex:We telex instructions to the agent.
- Telecommunicationsto send a message by telex to:They telexed the Paris office.
- tel(eprinter) + ex(change) 1930–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: telex /ˈtɛlɛks/ n - an international telegraph service in which teleprinters are rented out to subscribers for the purpose of direct communication
- a teleprinter used in such a service
- a message transmitted or received by telex
vb - to transmit (a message) to (a person, office, etc) by telex
Etymology: 20th Century: from tel(eprinter) ex(change) |