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raphigraph

raphigraph noun: a kind of typewriter for the blind, pricking characters into paper by means of needles.

Noun

raphigraph (plural raphigraphs)

  1. (historical) A kind of typewriter for the blind, pricking characters into paper by means of needles.

Forms of raphigraph

pluralraphigraphs

Origin of raphigraph

From Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís, “needle”) + -graph.

Questions about raphigraph

What does raphigraph mean?
Raphigraph means a kind of typewriter for the blind, pricking characters into paper by means of needles.
What part of speech is raphigraph?
Raphigraph is a noun.
What is the plural of raphigraph?
The plural of raphigraph is raphigraphs.

Words near raphigraph in the dictionary

  1. raphidophyte
  2. raphidophytes
  3. raphidovirus
  4. raphidoviruses
  5. raphids
  6. raphigraph
  7. raphigraphs
  8. raphigraphy
  9. raphis
  10. raphistomatid
  11. raphistomatids

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