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relaying

Variant of relay

noun

  1. a fresh supply of dogs, horses, etc. kept in readiness to relieve others in a hunt, on a journey, etc.
  2. a crew of workers relieving others at work; shift
    1. relay race
    2. any of the legs, or laps, of a relay race
  3. an act or instance of conveying or transmitting by or as by relays
  4. servomotor
  5. Electronics an electromagnetic or electronic switching device activated by a signal and usually used to control a large current or to activate another device or circuit

transitive verb relayed, relaying

  1. to convey by relays
  2. to convey as if by relays; receive and pass on (a message, news, etc.)
  3. to supply or replace with a relay or relays
  4. Elec. to control, operate, or send on by a relay

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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