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noctograph

noctograph noun: a form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.

Noun

noctograph (plural noctographs)

  1. A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
  2. (historical) A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat.

Forms of noctograph

pluralnoctographs

Origin of noctograph

From noct- + -o- + -graph.

Questions about noctograph

What does noctograph mean?
Noctograph means a form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
What part of speech is noctograph?
Noctograph is a noun.
What is the plural of noctograph?
The plural of noctograph is noctographs.

Words near noctograph in the dictionary

  1. noctivagation
  2. noctivagations
  3. noctivagator
  4. noctivagators
  5. noctivagous
  6. noctograph
  7. noctographs
  8. Nocton
  9. noctophobia
  10. noctovision
  11. noctovisor

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