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   relay

   noun

   • 1. a group of people or animals engaged in a task or activity for a period of time and then replaced by a similar group: "the wagons were pulled by relays of horses"
   • ▪ a race between teams of runners, each team member in turn covering part of the total distance: "a 550-metre relay race"
   • 2. an electrical device, typically incorporating an electromagnet, which is activated by a current or signal in one circuit to open or close another circuit.
   • 3. a device to receive, reinforce, and retransmit a radio or television signal: "TV transmitters and relay stations"
   • ▪ a signal or broadcast transmitted by a relay: "a relay of a performance live from the concert hall"

   verb

   • 1. receive and pass on (information or a message): "she intended to relay everything she had learned"
   • ▪ broadcast (something) by passing signals received from elsewhere through a transmitting station: "the speech was relayed live from the palace"

   Word Origin late Middle English (referring to the provision of fresh hounds on the track of a deer): from Old French relai (noun), relayer (verb), based on Latin laxare ‘slacken’.

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   What does relay mean?

   • : servomotor : to place or dispose in relays : to control or operate by a relay Noun Our relay team is training for next weekend's race. a satellite relay of a television signal We set up a relay to carry buckets of water to the campsite. They worked in relays to clear the rubble.

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   How does a relay work?

   • A relay is an electrically operated switch. It consists of a set of input terminals for a single or multiple control signals, and a set of operating contact terminals. The switch may have any number of contacts in multiple contact forms, such as make contacts, break contacts, or combinations thereof.

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   What is a relay race?

   • 1. a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift. 3. a. relay race. b. a length or leg in a relay race. 4. a. an electrical device that responds to a change of current or voltage in one circuit by making or breaking a connection in another. b. servomechanism. 5. an act or instance of conveying or transmitting by relay.

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   What does it mean if a monkey is relayed?

   • If you relay something, you pass it to another person. When you relay the information that your pet monkey is known to attack people to your neighbors, you should bring a basket of muffins. Relay comes from the French relayer, which means "to change hounds on a hunt." It still has that sense of something passed in motion.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRELAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RELAY definition: 1. to repeat something you have heard, or to broadcast a signal, message, or programme on…. Learn more.

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     RELAY meaning: 1. to repeat something you have heard, or to...

   • Znaczenie Relay, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     relay definicja: 1. to repeat something you have heard, or...

   • Relay: German Translation

     relay translate: übertragen, die Übertragung. Learn more in...

   • Relay Spanish Translation

     RELAY translate: transmitir, retransmitir, relevo, carrera...

   • Relay: Russian Translation

     RELAY translate: передавать (сообщение и т. д.) ,...

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     RELAY translate: 传达，转发;播放;转播, 组, 接替的一组人;轮换的一队人, （跑步或游泳的）接力赛,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     RELAY translate: passar adiante, retransmitir, turno,...

   • Relay: French Translation

     RELAY translate: retransmettre, relais. Learn more in the...

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   The meaning of RELAY is a supply (as of horses) arranged beforehand for successive relief. How to use relay in a sentence.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › relayRELAY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. a person or team of people relieving others, as on a shift. a fresh team of horses, dogs, etc, posted at intervals along a route to relieve others. the act of relaying or process of being relayed. short for relay race. one of the sections of a relay race.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRELAY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   RELAY meaning: 1. to repeat something you have heard, or to broadcast a signal, message, or programme on…. Learn more.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RelayRelay - Wikipedia

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   A relay is an electrically operated switch. It consists of a set of input terminals for a single or multiple control signals, and a set of operating contact terminals. The switch may have any number of contacts in multiple contact forms, such as make contacts, break contacts, or combinations thereof.

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   If you relay something, you pass it to another person. When you relay the information that your pet monkey is known to attack people to your neighbors, you should bring a basket of muffins. Relay comes from the French relayer, which means "to change hounds on a hunt."

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › relayRelay - definition of relay by The Free Dictionary

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   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)