/tel"eks/ , n.
1. ( sometimes cap. ) a two-way teletypewriter service channeled through a public telecommunications system for instantaneous, direct communication between subscribers at remote locations.
2. a teletypewriter used to send or receive on such a service.
3. a message transmitted by telex.
v.t.
4. to send (a message) by telex: We telex instructions to the agent.
5. to send a message by telex to: They telexed the Paris office.
[ 1930-35; TEL(EPRINTER) + EX(CHANGE) ]