- cyclograph
- instrument for describing arcs of circles without compasses
Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.
cyclograph
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Cyclograph — Cy clo*graph (s? kl? gr?f), n. [Cyclo + graph.] See {Arcograph}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Arcograph — Arc o*graph, n. [L. arcus (E. arc) + graph.] An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point; a cyclograph. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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