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cyclostyle

1

[ sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh- ]

noun

  1. a manifolding device consisting of a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel at the end that cuts minute holes in a specially prepared paper stretched over a smooth surface: used to produce a stencil from which copies are printed.


cyclostyle

2

[ sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh- ]

noun

, Architecture.
  1. a circular colonnade or columned building open at the center.

cyclostyle

/ ˈsaɪkləˌstaɪl /

noun

  1. a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel, used for cutting minute holes in a specially prepared stencil. Copies of the design so formed can be printed on a duplicator by forcing ink through the holes
  2. an office duplicator using a stencil prepared in this way
“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


verb

  1. tr to print on a duplicator using such a stencil
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈcycloˌstyled, adjective
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Other Words From

  • cyclo·stylar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclostyle1

1880–85; formerly trademark; cyclo-, stylus
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Example Sentences

Cyclostyle, sī′klo-stīl, n. an apparatus for multiplying copies of a writing.

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