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arcograph

[ ahr-kuh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

, Geometry.
  1. an instrument for drawing arcs, having a flexible arc-shaped part adjusted by an extensible straight bar connecting its sides.


arcograph

/ -ˌɡræf; ˈɑːkəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. geometry an instrument used for drawing arcs without using a central point Also calledcyclograph
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arcograph1

First recorded in 1815–25; arc + -o- + -graph

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