telautograph
telautograph · telautographs
An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by…An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by potentiometers to servomechanisms attached to a pen at the receiving station, thus reproducing a drawing or signature made by the sender.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by potentiometers to servomechanisms attached to a pen at the receiving station, thus reproducing a drawing or signature made by the sender.
Origin
From tele- + autograph.From tele- + autograph.
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Forms
plural: telautographs| Singular | telautograph |
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