hectograph

American  

[hek-tuh-graf, -grahf] / ˈhɛk təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

Or hektograph

noun

1. a process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc., from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.

2. a machine for making such copies.

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verb (used with object)

1. to copy with the hectograph.

hectograph British  

/ -ˌɡræf, ˌhɛktəʊˈɡræfɪk, ˈhɛktəʊˌɡrɑːf, hɛkˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. Also called: copygraph.  a process for copying type or manuscript from a glycerine-coated gelatine master to which the original has been transferred

2. a machine using this process

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Other Word Forms

• hectographic adjective
• hectographically adverb
• hectography noun

Etymology

Origin of hectograph

First recorded in 1875–80; hecto- + -graph

Example Sentences

The hectograph is a device for making copies of written work.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education

This makes it possible to place another original on the pad immediately without waiting for the ink to vanish by chemical action as in the original hectograph.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

The hectograph may be taken as typical of manifolding processes analogous to lithography.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

The circulation was to be six: there being no aids aboard such as the clay or hectograph, each copy had to be written by hand throughout.

From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund

Lay a sheet of unglazed paper on the hectograph, rub it carefully, and take off at once.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education