| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| bulgaria | телегра́ф |
| espanja | telegrafiar, telégrafo |
| esperanto | telegrafo |
| hollanti | telegraaf |
| italia | telegrafo, telegrafare, telegrafico |
| japani | 電報 (denpō), 打電する, 電信 (denshin) |
| kreikka | τηλέγραφος (tilégrafos) |
| latvia | telegrāfs |
| liettua | telegrafas |
| portugali | telégrafo, telegrafar |
| puola | telegraf, telegrafować |
| ranska | télégraphe, télégraphier |
| ruotsi | telegraf |
| saksa | Telegraf |
| suomi | lennätin, sähköttää, sähkölennätin, sähke |
| tanska | telegraf |
| turkki | telgraf |
| tšekki | telegraf |
| unkari | távíró |
| venäjä | телеграфировать (telegrafirovat), телегра́ф (telegráf), телеграф (telegraf) |
| viro | telegraaf |
| Partisiipin perfekti | telegraphed |
| Imperfekti | telegraphed |
| Partisiipin preesens | telegraphing |
| Monikko | telegraphs |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | telegraphs |
(uncommon) Synonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.
Replica of a Chappe telegraph on the Litermont near Nalbach, Germany
(chiefly historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.
Cooke and Wheatstone's five-needle, six-wire telegraph (1837)
(uncommon) Synonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.
Schematic of a Prussian optical telegraph (or semaphore) tower, c. 1835