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

Noun

1. a fresh set of people or animals relieving others

2. short for relay race

3. an automatic device that controls a valve or switch, esp. one in which a small change in current or voltage controls the switching on or off of circuits

4. Radio a combination of a receiver and transmitter designed to receive radio signals and retransmit them

Verb

1. to pass on (a message)

2. to retransmit (a signal) by means of a relay

3. Brit to broadcast (a performance or event) as it happens [Old French relaier to leave behind]

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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 broadcast, carry, spread, communicate, transmit, send out

Translations

relay n [ˈriːleɪ] (race) → carrera de relevos

vt [rɪˈleɪ] (RADIO, TV), (= pass on); retransmitir

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relay [ˈriːleɪ] n (Sport) → course f de relais

vt [+ message] → retransmettre, relayer

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relay [ˈriːleɪ] n (race) → Staffel f, Staffellauf m

vt (message etc) → übermitteln;

(broadcast) → übertragen

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relay [ˈriːleɪ] n (SPORT) → corsa a staffetta

vt [+ message] → trasmettere