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diagraph

[ dahy-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. a device for drawing, used in reproducing outlines, plans, etc., mechanically on any desired scale.
  2. a combined protractor and scale.


diagraph

/ -ˌɡræf; ˈdaɪəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. a device for enlarging or reducing maps, plans, etc
  2. a protractor and scale used in drawing
“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 diagraph1

1840–50; < French diagraphe < Greek diagráphein to draw. See dia-, -graph
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diagraph1

C19: from French diagraphe, from Greek diagraphein to represent with lines; see diagram
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Example Sentences

In the orthography of the Félibres the diagraph ue is used as we find it in Old French to represent this vowel.

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