Relay word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "relay" word
[noun] electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
[verb] pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"
[verb] control or operate by relay
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\Re*lay"\ (r?-l?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaid} (-l?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaying}.] [Pref. re- + lay, v.] To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement.
\Re*lay"\ (r?-l?"), n. [F. relais (cf. OF. relais relaxation, discontinuance, It. rilascio release, relief, rilasso relay), fr. OF. relaissier to abandon, release, fr. L. relaxare. See {Relax}.] 1. A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording relief from time to time, or at successive stages; provision for successive relief. Specifically:
(a) A supply of horses placced at stations to be in readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may proceed without delay.
(b) A supply of hunting dogs or horses kept in readiness at certain places to relive the tired dogs or horses, and to continue the pursuit of the game if it comes that way.
(c) A number of men who relieve others in carrying on some work. 2. (Elec.) In various forms of telegraphic apparatus, a magnet which receives the circuit current, and is caused by it to bring into into action the power of a local battery for performing the work of making the record; also, a similar device by which the current in one circuit is made to open or close another circuit in which a current is passing. {Relay battery} (Elec.), the local battery which is brought into use by the action of the relay magnet, or relay.
Synonyms for relay
electrical relay
See also: circuit | communicate | control | electric circuit | electrical circuit | electrical device | electromagnet | handing over | operate | pass | pass on | passage | put across |
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Let's analyse "relay" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YALER. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
relay: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 (or 4 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six. |
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