telpheragen.

/ˈtɛlfərɪdʒ/

Etymology: Formed as telpher adj. and n. + -age suffix.

Transport effected automatically by the aid of electricity; spec. a system adapted to the conveyance of minerals and other goods in vessels suspended from a cable, and moved by means of an electric motor supplied with current from an adjacent conductor. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] > by cable railway

telpherage1883

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle travelling on or by cable > [noun] > system of traction by cable

funicular1881

telpherage1883

cable system1887

slacklining1933

1883 Engineering 23 Nov. 481/2 The transmission of vehicles to a distance by electricity, independently of any control exercised from the vehicle, is called ‘Telpherage’ by Professor Fleeming Jenkin.

1884 F. Jenkin in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 32 648/2 The word [telpherage] is intended to designate all modes of transport effected automatically with the aid of electricity. According to strict rules of derivation, the word would be ‘telephorage’; but in order to avoid confusion with ‘telephone’..I have ventured..to substitute..‘telpher’ for ‘telephore’.

1888 W. H. Preece in Times 7 Sept. 5/3 Goods, minerals, and fuel can be transmitted by telpherage.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	telpherage
释义	telpheragen. /ˈtɛlfərɪdʒ/ Etymology: Formed as telpher adj. and n. + -age suffix. Transport effected automatically by the aid of electricity; spec. a system adapted to the conveyance of minerals and other goods in vessels suspended from a cable, and moved by means of an electric motor supplied with current from an adjacent conductor. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] > by cable railway telpherage1883 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle travelling on or by cable > [noun] > system of traction by cable funicular1881 telpherage1883 cable system1887 slacklining1933 1883 Engineering 23 Nov. 481/2 The transmission of vehicles to a distance by electricity, independently of any control exercised from the vehicle, is called ‘Telpherage’ by Professor Fleeming Jenkin. 1884 F. Jenkin in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 32 648/2 The word [telpherage] is intended to designate all modes of transport effected automatically with the aid of electricity. According to strict rules of derivation, the word would be ‘telephorage’; but in order to avoid confusion with ‘telephone’..I have ventured..to substitute..‘telpher’ for ‘telephore’. 1888 W. H. Preece in Times 7 Sept. 5/3 Goods, minerals, and fuel can be transmitted by telpherage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1883
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