heliograph
Pronunciation
/hˈɛlɪˌɑːɡɹæf/

Definition & Meaning of "heliograph"in English

Heliograph
01

a device used for signaling over long distances using sunlight and a mirror, in which the mirror is used to reflect sunlight in a coded pattern to convey messages

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
heliographs
to heliograph
01

signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays

Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
heliograph
3rd person singular
heliographs
Present participle
heliographing
Past simple
heliographed
Past participle
heliographed
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