relay (redirected from relays)

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

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

vt [+ message] → retransmettre, relayer

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

vt (message etc) → übermitteln;

(broadcast) → übertragen

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

vt [+ message] → 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 lähettää retransmettre לִמסוֹר प्रसारण primati i prenositi sugároz meneruskan koma (boðum) áleiðis; senda út ritrasmettere 中継する 중계하다, 중계 방송하다 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 轉播(消息、電視節目等)，中繼 ретранслювати نشر کرنا tiếp âm 转播（消息、电视节目等），中继

n

ˈriːlei (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 viesti 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 계주, 릴레이 경주 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 vuoroittain 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 輪班(工作) позмінно گروہ میں ca, kíp (thợ) 轮班（工作）