arcograph

[ahr-kuh-graf, -grahf]

noun Geometry.

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

Origin of arcograph

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

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British Dictionary definitions for arcograph

arcograph

noun

geometry an instrument used for drawing arcs without using a central pointAlso called: cyclograph

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