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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)
- English (US)
a group of people who continue an activity that others from...
- Simplified
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,...
- Znaczenie Relay, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
relay definicja: 1. to repeat something you have heard, or...
- Relay: French Translation
RELAY translate: retransmettre, relais. Learn more in the...
- Relay: Russian Translation
RELAY translate: передавать (сообщение и т. д.) ,...
- Relay: German Translation
relay translate: übertragen, die Übertragung. Learn more in...
- Relay Spanish Translation
RELAY translate: transmitir, retransmitir, relevo, carrera...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word relay, from a supply of horses or people to an electromagnetic device or a race. See examples, synonyms, etymology and more.
Learn the meaning of relay as a verb and a noun, with examples of usage and related words. Find out how relay can refer to a team, a race, or an electrical device.
Relay definition: a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.. See examples of RELAY used 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.
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.
A relay is a device that responds to a small change in current or voltage by activating switches or other devices in an electric circuit. It can also mean an act of passing something along, a race between teams, or a crew of workers who relieve another crew.