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Magnetic
·noun A <<Magnet>>. II. Magnetic ·adj ·Alt. of <<Magnetical>>. III. Magnetic ·noun Any metal, as i...

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Telegraph
·vt To convey or announce by telegraph. II. Telegraph ·noun An apparatus, or a process, for communi...

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Electro-magnetic
·adj Of, Pertaining to, or produced by, magnetism which is developed by the passage of an electric c...

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Telegraph plant
·add. ·- An East Indian tick trefoil (Meibomia gyrans), whose lateral leaflets jerk up and down like...

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Telegraph Street
East out of Moorgate Street, at No.12, to Copthall Avenue (P.O. Directory). In Coleman Street Ward. ...

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bush-telegraph
n. Confederates of bushrangerswho supply them with secret information of the movements of thepolice...

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magnetic amplitude
The angle between the east or west point of a compass and any heavenly body at its rising or setting...

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magnetic azimuth
An arc of the horizon intercepted between the azimuth circle of a celestial object and the magnetic ...

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magnetic compensator
An iron plate fixed near the compass, to neutralize the effect of local attraction upon the needle. ...

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magnetic needle
Applied to theodolites, ships' compasses, &c. A balanced needle, highly magnetized, which points to ...

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magnetic storm
An extraordinary magnetic action indicated by delicate magnetometers in a magnetic observatory, not ...

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submarine telegraph
Consists of a steel wire-rope, containing a heart of gutta-percha and other soft materials, in which...

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telegraph, to
To convey intelligence to a distance, through the medium of signals. ...

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engine-room telegraph
A dial-contrivance by which the officer on deck can communicate with the engineer below. ...

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