arcograph

[ ahr-kuh-graf, -grahf ]

nounGeometry.
  1. an instrument for drawing arcs, having a flexible arc-shaped part adjusted by an extensible straight bar connecting its sides.

Origin of arcograph

1
First recorded in 1815–25; arc + -o- + -graph

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British Dictionary definitions for arcograph

arcograph

/ (ˈɑːkəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /


noun
  1. geometry an instrument used for drawing arcs without using a central point: Also called: cyclograph

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