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ellipsograph

ellipsograph noun: a mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse.

Noun

ellipsograph (plural ellipsographs)

  1. A mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse.
    Synonyms:
    trammel

Synonyms of ellipsograph

Forms of ellipsograph

pluralellipsographs

Origin of ellipsograph

From ellipse + -o- + -graph.

Questions about ellipsograph

What does ellipsograph mean?
Ellipsograph means a mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse.
What part of speech is ellipsograph?
Ellipsograph is a noun.
What is the plural of ellipsograph?
The plural of ellipsograph is ellipsographs.

Words near ellipsograph in the dictionary

  1. ellipsing
  2. ellipsis
  3. ellipsism
  4. ellipsization
  5. ellipsocone
  6. ellipsograph
  7. ellipsographs
  8. ellipsoid
  9. ellipsoid method
  10. ellipsoid methods
  11. ellipsoid of revolution

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