relay
Pass it along
A relay is the passing of something along a chain—runners in a relay race, workers in shifts, signals through a network.
To relay information is to receive it and pass it on: Can you relay a message to her?
A relay is also an electrical switch that uses a small current to control a larger one, fundamental to circuits and early computing.
Slender rod for leading
Move beyond or decline
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- transmitTo send onward
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- forwardOnward in direction
deliver · share · report · dispatch · inform · notify · announce · recount
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- coilWound circular arrangement
- contactCommunication or physical touch
actuator · armature · contactor · transistor · breaker · terminal · voltage · current
baton
Slender rod for leading
exchange · leg · split · medley · track · field · heat · lane · zone · runner
pass
Move beyond or decline
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- transmitTo send onward
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
forward · deliver · share · report · dispatch · inform · notify · announce · recount · messenger
switch
Circuit-breaking toggle device
contact · actuator · armature · contactor · transistor · breaker · terminal · voltage · current · electromagnetic
transmission
Sending of information
satellite · tower · amplifier · transceiver · repeater · microwave · frequency · radio · television · uplink
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- runningrun, runner, running shoes, running shorts, running gear
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- networksnetwork traffic, network security, MAN, PAN, cloud computing
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
relayface-to-face
Direct personal encounter
firsthand · immediate · unmediated · point-to-point · hand-deliver
- relay raceSequential team sprint
- relay teamRacing group sharing stages
- relay batonHandoff cylinder in races
- torch relaySequential bearing of ceremonial fire
- relay stationSignal-boosting transmission point
- egg relayBalancing race with fragile cargo