diagraph

[ dahy-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a device for drawing, used in reproducing outlines, plans, etc., mechanically on any desired scale.
2. a combined protractor and scale.

diagraph

/ ˈdaɪəˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. a device for enlarging or reducing maps, plans, etc
2. a protractor and scale used in drawing

Word History and Origins

Origin of diagraph¹

1840–50; < French diagraphe < Greek diagráphein to draw. See dia-, -graph

Word History and Origins

Origin of diagraph¹

C19: from French diagraphe, from Greek diagraphein to represent with lines; see diagram

Example Sentences

In the orthography of the Félibres the diagraph ue is used as we find it in Old French to represent this vowel.

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