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cyclostyle

1
[ sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh- ]
/ ˈsaɪ kləˌstaɪl, ˈsɪk lə- /
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noun

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.

Nearby words

  1. cyclosporin,
  2. cyclosporine,
  3. cyclostomatous,
  4. cyclostome,
  5. cyclostrophic,
  6. cyclothyme,
  7. cyclothymia,
  8. cyclothymic disorder,
  9. cyclothymic personality,
  10. cyclotome

Origin of cyclostyle

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

Definition for cyclostyle (2 of 2)

cyclostyle

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[ sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh- ]
/ ˈsaɪ kləˌstaɪl, ˈsɪk lə- /

noun Architecture.

a circular colonnade or columned building open at the center.

Origin of cyclostyle

2
cyclo- + -style2
Related formscy·clo·sty·lar, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for cyclostyle

cyclostyle

/ (ˈsaɪkləˌstaɪl) /

noun

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
an office duplicator using a stencil prepared in this way

verb

(tr) to print on a duplicator using such a stencil
Derived Formscyclostyled, adjective
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