phototelegraph

noun

pho·​to·​telegraph

¦fōt(ˌ)ō+

: a picture received by phototelegraphy

also : the apparatus used for transmitting such a picture

phototelegraphic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phot- + telegraph

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