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ellipsograph

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[ih-lip-suh-graf, -grahf] / ɪˈlɪp səˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

  1. an instrument for drawing ellipses, as a trammel.

Etymology

Origin of ellipsograph

ellipse + -o- + -graph

Example Sentences

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Cosmo Versál swung on the stool, and played with an ellipsograph; Joseph Smith dropped his chin on his breast and nervously fingered the pockets of his long vest.

From The Second Deluge by Serviss, Garrett Putman

My sketchbook filled...my ellipsograph, my new perspectograph, a pair of improved compasses.

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander

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