cyclostyle
1[ sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh- ]
/ ˈsaɪ kləˌstaɪl, ˈsɪk lə- /
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.
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cyclostyle2
[ sahy-kluh-stahyl, sik-luh- ]
/ ˈsaɪ kləˌstaɪl, ˈsɪk lə- /
noun Architecture.
a circular colonnade or columned building open at the center.
OTHER WORDS FROM cyclostyle
cy·clo·sty·lar, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Cyclostyle, sī′klo-stīl, n. an apparatus for multiplying copies of a writing.
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 forms of cyclostyle
cyclostyled, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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