hec|to|graph

hec|to|graph
hec|to|graph «HEHK tuh graf, -grahf», noun, verb.
–n.
1. a machine for making many copies of a page of writing or a drawing. The original writing is transferred to a surface coated with gelatin, and the copies are made from this.
2. the process of making copies with such a machine.
–v.t.
to make copies of with a hectograph. Also, hektograph.
[< hecto- + -graph]

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  • hec|to|graph|ic — «HEHK tuh GRAF ihk», adjective. 1. having to do with the hectograph. 2. produced by a hectograph …   Useful english dictionary

  • hec — hec·ate; hec·a·tomb; hec·a·ton·tar·chy; hec·o·gen·in; hec·ta·style; hec·te; hec·ti·cal; hec·tic·ness; hec·to·cot·y·lif·er·ous; hec·to·cot·y·li·za·tion; hec·to·cot·y·lize; hec·to·cot·y·lus; hec·to·cot·y·ly; hec·to·gram; hec·to·liter; hec·to·meter; …   English syllables

  • hectograph — hec·to·graph …   English syllables

  • hectographic — hec·to·graph·ic …   English syllables

  • hectograph — hec•to•graph [[t]ˈhɛk təˌgræf, ˌgrɑf[/t]] n. 1) pri a process or machine for making copies from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original document has been transferred 2) pri to copy with a hectograph • Etymology: 1875–80 hec to•graph′ic… …   From formal English to slang

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  • Hectograph — Hec to*graph, n. [Gr. ? hundred + graph.] A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of gelatin softened with glycerin. [Written also {hectograph}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hectograph — Hec to*graph, n. [Gr. ? hundred + graph.] A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of gelatin softened with glycerin. [Written also {hectograph}.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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