telegraphy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
  2. noun apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
    telegraph.

WordNet

Te*leg"ra*phy noun
Etymology
Cf. F. télégraphie.
Definitions
  1. The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by means of, telegraphs; as, submarine telegraphy.

Webster 1913