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copygraph

copygraph noun: an early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.

Noun

copygraph (plural copygraphs)

  1. (dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.

Forms of copygraph

pluralcopygraphs

Origin of copygraph

From copy + -graph.

Questions about copygraph

What does copygraph mean?
Copygraph means an early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
What part of speech is copygraph?
Copygraph is a noun.
What is the plural of copygraph?
The plural of copygraph is copygraphs.

Words near copygraph in the dictionary

  1. copyfought
  2. copyfraud
  3. copyfree
  4. copygirl
  5. copygirls
  6. copygraph
  7. copygraphed
  8. copygraphs
  9. copyhold
  10. copyholder
  11. copyholders

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