ellipsograph

[ ih-lip-suh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. an instrument for drawing ellipses, ellipsis, as a trammel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ellipsograph¹

ellipse + -o- + -graph

Example Sentences

My sketchbook filled...my ellipsograph, my new perspectograph, a pair of improved compasses.

From Project Gutenberg

Cosmo Versál swung on the stool, and played with an ellipsograph; Joseph Smith dropped his chin on his breast and nervously fingered the pockets of his long vest.

From Project Gutenberg