| VERB | communication | relay | pass along |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | relay | control or operate by relay | |
| NOUN | act | relay | the act of passing something along from one person or group to another |
| group | relay | a crew of workers who relieve another crew | |
| group | relay | a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals | |
| event | relay, relay race | a race between teams | |
| artifact | relay, electrical relay | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch ... / switch on and off a current in a second circuit |
| Sounds | riy'ley. | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | AAA ... waylay: 40 rhymes with ley... | |
| Meaning | The act of passing something along from one person or group to another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the relay was successful" | |
| Broader | passage, handing over | The act of passing something to another person |
| Catalan | recol·locar | |
| Verbs | relay | pass along |
| Meaning | A crew of workers who relieve another crew. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | shift | A crew of workers who work for a specific period of time |
| Meaning | A fresh team to relieve weary draft animals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | team | Two or more draft animals that work together to pull something |
| Meaning | A race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | relay race | |
| Narrower | torch race | (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next |
| Broader | race | A contest of speed |
| Spanish | carrera de relevos | |
| Catalan | cursa de relleus | |
| Meaning | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch ... / switch on and off a current in a second circuit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | electrical relay | |
| Part of | circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit | An electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
| Parts | electromagnet | A temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core |
| Broader | electrical device | A device that produces or is powered by electricity |
| Spanish | relé | |
| Catalan | relé, relè | |
| Verbs | relay | control or operate by relay |
| Meaning | Pass along. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | They relay them the information; They relay the information to them | |
| Example | "Please relay the news to the villagers" | |
| Broader | communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across | transmit information |
| Spanish | difundir, divulgar, transmitir, trasmitir | |
| Catalan | difondre, divulgar, transmetre | |
| Nouns | relay | the act of passing something along from one person or group to another |
| Meaning | Control or operate by relay. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | operate, control | Handle and cause to function |
| Spanish | retransmitir | |
| Catalan | controlar a distància, retransmetre | |
| Nouns | relay | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch ... / switch on and off a current in a second circuit |
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