heliograph
heliograph · heliographs · heliographed · heliographing
To send a message by heliographTo send a message by heliograph.
US/ˈhiː.li.əˌɡɹæf/
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To send a message by heliograph.
(intransitive)To send a heliograph.
(dated, transitive)To photograph by sunlight.
(figuratively)To message or indicate as though by heliograph.
More definitions
- signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays
Origin
From helio- + -graph.From helio- + -graph.
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Forms
heliographs, heliographing, heliographed, heliographed| Base form | heliograph · to heliograph |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | heliographs |
| Present participle | heliographing |
| Past simple | heliographed |
| Past participle | heliographed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.