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

verb

1. tr to print on a duplicator using such a stencil

Derived Forms

• ˈcycloˌstyled, adjective

Other Words From

• cyclo·stylar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclostyle¹

1880–85; formerly trademark; cyclo-, stylus

Origin of cyclostyle²

cyclo- + -style ²

Example Sentences

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

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