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| re·lay [ r lày ] |
noun (plural re·lays) |
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1. passing of something to somebody: the passing on of something, especially a message or information received, to somebody else, or the process of being passed on
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2. replacement team: one of two or more teams of people or animals that relieve or replace each other in turn, e.g. as the previous team tires
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3. sports
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informal
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Same as relay race
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4. sports section of relay race: a section or lap of a relay race, run or swum by an individual athlete
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5. electronics device that regulates another: an electronic or electromechanical switching device, typically operated by a low voltage, that controls a higher-voltage circuit and turns it on or off
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6. telecommunications apparatus that receives and transmits signals: an apparatus consisting of a receiver and a transmitter, used to receive and retransmit signals
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7. telecommunications signal: a message or broadcast passed on by an apparatus that receives and retransmits signals
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transitive verb (past and past participle re·layed, present participle re·lay·ing, 3rd person present singular re·lays) |
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1. pass something on to somebody: to pass information or a message on to somebody
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2. replace team with fresh people: to replace or relieve a team, squad, or crew with a new one
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3. arrange people into teams: to organize somebody or something, especially workers, into relays
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4. telecommunications retransmit signal: to receive and retransmit a signal
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5. broadcast show: to transmit a broadcast through a transmitting station
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| [14th century. < Old French relayer "exchange tired horses" < Latin relaxare "loosen" (see relax)] |
