heliograph
heliograph
Definition
he·lio·graph (-graf′)
noun
- a permanent image formed on a glass plate by an early photographic process
- a device for sending messages or signaling by flashing the sun's rays from a mirror
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to signal or communicate by heliograph
Related Forms:
- heliographer he′·li·og′·ra·pher (-äg′rə fər) noun
- heliographic he′·lio·graph′ic adjective
- heliography he′·li·og′·ra·phy noun
heliograph
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- message: Low sent a heliograph message to Battye to retire to the bridgehead and keep his five companies together.
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