cyclostyle

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[ sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh- ]

noun
  1. a manifolding device consisting of a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel at the end that cuts minute holes in a specially prepared paper stretched over a smooth surface: used to produce a stencil from which copies are printed.

Origin of cyclostyle

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1880–85; formerly trademark; cf. cyclo-, stylus

Words Nearby cyclostyle

Other definitions for cyclostyle (2 of 2)

cyclostyle2
[ sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh- ]

nounArchitecture.
  1. a circular colonnade or columned building open at the center.

Origin of cyclostyle

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Other words from cyclostyle

  • cy·clo·sty·lar, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cyclostyle

cyclostyle

/ (ˈsaɪkləˌstaɪl) /


noun
  1. a kind of pen with a small toothed wheel, used for cutting minute holes in a specially prepared stencil. Copies of the design so formed can be printed on a duplicator by forcing ink through the holes

  2. an office duplicator using a stencil prepared in this way

verb
  1. (tr) to print on a duplicator using such a stencil

Derived forms of cyclostyle

  • cyclostyled, adjective

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