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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"
- 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.
verb
- 1. receive and pass on (information or a message): "she intended to relay everything she had learned"
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a group of people who continue an activity that others from the same team or organization have been doing previously: Relays of workers kept the machines going through the night. After the landslide, volunteers worked in relays to rescue people buried under the rubble. (also relay race)
The meaning of RELAY is a supply (as of horses) arranged beforehand for successive relief. How to use relay in a sentence.
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.
a group of people who continue an activity that others from the same team or organization have been doing previously: Relays of workers kept the machines going through the night. After the landslide, volunteers worked in relays to rescue people buried under the rubble. (also relay race)
noun. ( Mechanical engineering: Control, instrumentation and metrology) A relay is a device that controls the setting of a valve or switch automatically by means of an electric motor, solenoid, or pneumatic mechanism. If the alarm is triggered, the relay automatically cuts off the heater.
Relay definition: a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.. See examples of RELAY used in a sentence.
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)
