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tel·ex
(tĕl′ĕks′)n.
1. A communications system consisting of teletypewriters connected to a telephonic network to send and receive signals.
2. A message sent or received by such a system.
tr.v. tel·exed, tel·ex·ing, tel·ex·es
To send (a message) by telex.
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telex
(ˈtɛlɛks)n
1. (Telecommunications) an international telegraph service in which teleprinters are rented out to subscribers for the purpose of direct communication
2. (Telecommunications) a teleprinter used in such a service
3. (Telecommunications) a message transmitted or received by telex
vb
(Telecommunications) to transmit (a message) to (a person, office, etc) by telex
[C20: from tel(eprinter) ex(change)]
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tel•ex
(ˈtɛl ɛks)n.
1. (sometimes cap.) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
2. a message transmitted by telex.
v.t. 3. to send (a message) by telex.
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telex
Past participle: telexed
Gerund: telexing
| Imperative |
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| telex |
| telex |
| Present |
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| I telex |
| you telex |
| he/she/it telexes |
| we telex |
| you telex |
| they telex |
| Preterite |
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| I telexed |
| you telexed |
| he/she/it telexed |
| we telexed |
| you telexed |
| they telexed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am telexing |
| you are telexing |
| he/she/it is telexing |
| we are telexing |
| you are telexing |
| they are telexing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have telexed |
| you have telexed |
| he/she/it has telexed |
| we have telexed |
| you have telexed |
| they have telexed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was telexing |
| you were telexing |
| he/she/it was telexing |
| we were telexing |
| you were telexing |
| they were telexing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had telexed |
| you had telexed |
| he/she/it had telexed |
| we had telexed |
| you had telexed |
| they had telexed |
| Future |
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| I will telex |
| you will telex |
| he/she/it will telex |
| we will telex |
| you will telex |
| they will telex |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have telexed |
| you will have telexed |
| he/she/it will have telexed |
| we will have telexed |
| you will have telexed |
| they will have telexed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be telexing |
| you will be telexing |
| he/she/it will be telexing |
| we will be telexing |
| you will be telexing |
| they will be telexing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been telexing |
| you have been telexing |
| he/she/it has been telexing |
| we have been telexing |
| you have been telexing |
| they have been telexing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been telexing |
| you will have been telexing |
| he/she/it will have been telexing |
| we will have been telexing |
| you will have been telexing |
| they will have been telexing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been telexing |
| you had been telexing |
| he/she/it had been telexing |
| we had been telexing |
| you had been telexing |
| they had been telexing |
| Conditional |
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| I would telex |
| you would telex |
| he/she/it would telex |
| we would telex |
| you would telex |
| they would telex |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have telexed |
| you would have telexed |
| he/she/it would have telexed |
| we would have telexed |
| you would have telexed |
| they would have telexed |
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telex
A quick form of communication and an advance on simple telegraph systems. It transmits a message from one machine to a similar one anywhere in the world at about 100 words per minute.
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Noun 1. [画像:telex - a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter]telex - a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer - a printer that prints a single character at a time
Verb 1. telex - communicate by telex; "We telexed the information to our sister company"
telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail
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