tel·ex

noun

/ˈteleks/

[uncountable] an international system of communication in which messages are typed on a special machine and sent by the phone system电传系统Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
[countable] a message sent or received by telex通过电传发送或接收的消息
- Several telexes arrived this morning.今天早上收到了好几份电传。
Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
[countable] (informal) a machine for sending and receiving messages by telex通过电传发送和接收消息的机器Topics Phones, email and the internetc2

Word Origin1930s: blend of teleprinter and exchange.

verb

/ˈteleks/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they telex	/ˈteleks/ /ˈteleks/
he / she / it telexes	/ˈteleksɪz/ /ˈteleksɪz/
past simple telexed	/ˈtelekst/ /ˈtelekst/
past participle telexed	/ˈtelekst/ /ˈtelekst/
-ing form telexing	/ˈteleksɪŋ/ /ˈteleksɪŋ/

telex (something) to send a message by telex发电传；以电传发出（电文）Topics Phones, email and the internetc2
Word Origin1930s: blend of teleprinter and exchange.