relay

re·lay  (rl)

n.

1. An act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another.

2. Sports

a. A relay race.

b. A division of a relay race.

3. Electronics A device that responds to a small current or voltage change by activating switches or other devices in an electric circuit.

4. A crew of workers who relieve another crew; a shift.

5. A fresh team, as of horses or dogs, to relieve weary animals in a hunt, task, or journey.

tr.v. (rl, r-l) re·layed, re·lay·ing, re·lays

1. To pass along by or as if by relay: relayed the message to his boss.

2. To supply with fresh relays.

3. Electronics To control or retransmit by means of a relay.

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[Middle English relai, fresh team of dogs for a hunt, from Old French, from relaier, to relay : re-, re- + laier, to leave (of Germanic origin; see leip- in Indo-European roots).]

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relay

n [ˈriːleɪ]

1. a person or team of people relieving others, as on a shift

2. a fresh team of horses, dogs, etc., posted at intervals along a route to relieve others

3. the act of relaying or process of being relayed

4. (General Sporting Terms)

a.  short for relay race

b.  one of the sections of a relay race

5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) an automatic device that controls the setting of a valve, switch, etc., by means of an electric motor, solenoid, or pneumatic mechanism

6. (Electronics) Electronics an electrical device in which a small change in current or voltage controls the switching on or off of circuits or other devices

7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Radio

a.  a combination of a receiver and transmitter designed to receive radio signals and retransmit them, in order to extend their range

b.  (as modifier) a relay station

vb [rɪˈleɪ] (tr)

1. to carry or spread (something, such as news or information) by relays

2. to supply or replace with relays

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) to retransmit (a signal) by means of a relay

4. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Brit to broadcast (a performance) by sending out signals through a transmitting station this concert is being relayed from the Albert Hall

[C15 relaien, from Old French relaier to leave behind, from re- + laier to leave, ultimately from Latin laxāre to loosen; see relax]

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relay  (rl)

An electrical switch that is operated by an electromagnet, such as a solenoid. When a small current passes through the electromagnet's coiled wire, it produces a magnetic field that attracts a movable iron bar, causing it to pivot and open or close the switch.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	relay - the act of passing something along from one person or group to another; "the relay was successful" handing over, passage - the act of passing something to another person
	2.	relay - a crew of workers who relieve another crew shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
	3.	relay - a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals team - two or more draft animals that work together to pull something
	4.	relay - a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance relay race race - a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift" torch race - (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next
	5.	relay - electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit electrical relay circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricity electromagnet - a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet
Verb	1.	relay - pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers" communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
	2.	relay - control or operate by relay control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"

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relay

verb

1. broadcast, carry, spread, communicate, transmit, send out It will be used mainly to relay television programmes.

2. repeat, transfer, communicate, hand on, pass on, impart She relayed the message, then frowned.

noun

broadcast, programme, communication, transmission, dispatch, telecast, webcast More than a thousand people listened to a relay of the proceedings.

Translations

relay [ˈriːleɪ]

A. N

1. [of workmen] → turno m; [of horses] → posta f
to work in relays → trabajar por turnos, ir relevándose en el trabajo

2. (Sport) (also relay race) → carrera f de relevos
the 400 metres relay → los 400 metros relevos

3. (Tech) → relé m

4. (Rad, TV) → repetidor m

B. VT

1. (Rad, TV) [+ concert, football match] → retransmitir

2. (= pass on) → transmitir, pasar
to relay a message to sb → transmitir or pasar un mensaje a algn

C. CPD relay station N (Elec) → estación f repetidora

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relay [ˈriːleɪ]

n (= race) → relais m

[rɪˈleɪ] vt

(= pass on) [+ message, news] → relayer
to relay the news to sb → relayer la nouvelle à qn

(= broadcast) → retransmettre
relay race n → course f de relais
relay station n → relais m

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relay

n

(of workers etc) → Ablösung f; (of horses) → frisches Gespann; to eat in relays → in Schichten essen

(Sport, also relay race) → Staffel f, → Staffellauf m

(Rad, TV) → Relais nt

vt

(Rad, TV etc) programme, signal → (weiter) übertragen

message → ausrichten (to sb jdm); information, details → weiterleiten (to sb an jdm)

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relay [ɐn ˈriːleɪ; ɐvb rɪˈleɪ]

1. n

a. (of workmen, horses) → ricambio
to work in relays → lavorare a squadre (dandosi il cambio)

b. (Radio, TV) → ripetitore m (Elec) → relé m inv (Sport) (also relay race) → (corsa a) staffetta

2. vt (Radio, TV) → ripetere; (pass on, message) → passare, trasmettere

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relay

v relay [riˈlei]

to receive and pass on (news, a message, a television programme etc). aangee يَسْتَلِم وَيَنْقُل препредавам přenášet overføre; transmittere übertragen αναμεταδίδω retransmitir edastama باز پخش کردن välittää retransmettre לִמסוֹר प्रसारण primati i prenositi sugároz meneruskan koma (boðum) áleiðis; senda út ritrasmettere 中継する 중계하다 perduoti, transliuoti translēt; []raidīt menyampaikan relayeren sende (videre), kringkaste przekazać, transmitować retransmitir a retransmite передавать prenášať preneti ta emot och vidarebefordra ถ่ายทอดสัญญาณ nakletmek; naklen yayınlamak 轉達(消息)，轉播(電視節目) ретранслювати نشر کرنا tiếp âm 转播（消息、电视节目等），中继

n

riːlei (the sending out of) a radio, television etc signal or programme which has been received (from another place). herversend إلْتِقاط وإرْسال предаване přenos overførsel; transmission die Übertragung retransmisión ülekanne دستگاه تقویت ؛ تقویت کننده lähetys relais שִׁידוּר प्रसारण izmjenjivati sugárzás rilai útsending; endurvarp ritrasmissione 中継 중계 (re)transliacija []translācija penyampaian isyarat atau rancangan relais kringkasting, videresending retransmisja retransmissão (re)transmisie ретрансляция prenos prenos relej återutsändning เครื่องถ่ายทอดสัญญาณ naklen yayın 轉播 ретрансляція ریڈیو یا ٹیلیویژن وغیرہ کے نشریات chương trình tiếp âm 转播

relay race

a race between teams of runners, swimmers etc, in which the members of the team run, swim etc one after another, each covering one part of the total distance to be run, swum etc. aflos سِباق البَدَل، سِباق التتابُع щафета štafetový závod stafetløb die Staffel σκυταλοδρομία carrera de relevos teatevõistlus مسابقه دو امدادی viestikilpailu course de relais מֵרוֹץ שִלִיחִים रिले दौड़ प्रतियोगिता जिसमें दल का व्यक्ति पूरी दौड़ का कुछ भाग ही तय करता है, चौकी-दौड़ štafeta váltó lomba estafet boðhlaup/-sund sfaffetta リレー競走 메들리 릴레이 estafetė stafete; stafetes skrējiens/peldējums u.tml. larian berganti estafette stafett(løp) sztafeta corrida de estafetas ştafetă эстафета štafeta štafetna tekma štafetna trka stafettlopp, lagkapp[] การแข่งวิ่งผลัด หรือว่ายน้ำประเภทว่ายผลัด bayrak yarışı 接力賽 естафета دوڑنے یا تیاکی کرنے والی ٹیموں کے درمیان مقابلہ chạy tiếp sức 接力赛

in relays

in groups which perform some job, task etc one after another, one group starting when another group stops During the flood, firemen and policemen worked in relays to rescue people who were trapped. aflosgewys مَراحِل на смени na směny skiftehold in rollendem Einsatz με βάρδιες por relevos vahetuste kaupa در دسته های مختلف vuorollaan par relais מִשמָרוֹת क्रमिक u smjenama turnusokban secara beranting á vöktum (a turni) 交替で 교대로 pakaitomis, pamainomis maiņās; uz maiņām secara berganti in ploegen arbeidslag, skift, omgang na zmiany em turnos în schim­buri посменно na zmeny v izmenah zajedno i skift การส่งต่องาน nöbetleşe, vardiyalı (小組)輪流 позмінно گروہ میں ca, kíp (thợ) 轮班（工作）

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relay → تناوب směna stafet Ablösung ρελέ relevo vuoronvaihto relais smjena staffetta 交替班 교대조 estafette relé zmiana koni lub zawodników w grze revezamento смена relä การถ่ายทอด eski grubun yerini alan yeni grup người chạy tiếp sức 接替