Meaning Of The Word Heliograph

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Heliograph Meaning

Heliograph Definition
Heliograph Definition

What's The Definition Of Heliograph?

heliograph in American English
a permanent image formed on a glass plate by an early photographic process
to communicate by heliograph
to signal or communicate by heliograph
noun: a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, esp. sunlight, to a distance

heliograph in British English
noun: an instrument with mirrors and a shutter used for sending messages in Morse code by reflecting the sun's rays

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