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motograph

motograph noun: a device used in the making of a loud-speaking telephone, depending on the fact that the friction between a metallic point and a moving cylinder of moistened chalk, or a moving slip of paper, on which it rests is diminished by the passage of a current between the point and the moving surface.

Noun

motograph (plural motographs)

  1. (historical) A device used in the making of a loud-speaking telephone, depending on the fact that the friction between a metallic point and a moving cylinder of moistened chalk, or a moving slip of paper, on which it rests is diminished by the passage of a current between the point and the moving surface.

Forms of motograph

pluralmotographs

Origin of motograph

From moto- + -graph.

Words formed from motograph

Questions about motograph

What does motograph mean?
Motograph means a device used in the making of a loud-speaking telephone, depending on the fact that the friction between a metallic point and a moving cylinder of moistened chalk, or a moving slip of paper, on which it rests is diminished by the passage of a current between the point and the moving surface.
What part of speech is motograph?
Motograph is a noun.
What is the plural of motograph?
The plural of motograph is motographs.

Words near motograph in the dictionary

  1. motogen
  2. motogenesis
  3. motogenic
  4. motogenically
  5. motogens
  6. motograph
  7. motographic
  8. motographs
  9. motography
  10. motoing
  11. Motokawa

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