Word: telautographs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
lau
tog
raphs
Definition: Plural of telautograph. An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by potentiometers to servomechanisms attached to a pen at the receiving station, thus reproducing a drawing or signature made by the sender.
Morphemes:
Affix: tele-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: teleport; transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τῆλε
Language: grc
Decoded: tele
Meaning: at a distance, far off, far away, far from
Affix: auto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: auto- (relating to cars)
Affix: -graph
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: that draws or shows
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.