hectograph

or hek·to·graph

[ hek-tuh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈhɛk təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc., from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.

a machine for making such copies.

verb (used with object)

to copy with the hectograph.

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Origin of hectograph

First recorded in 1875–80; hecto- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM hectograph

hec·to·graph·ic

[hek-tuh-graf-ik] /ˌhɛk təˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivehec·tog·ra·phy

[hek-tog-ruh-fee] /hɛkˈtɒg rə fi/, noun

Words nearby hectograph

hectare, hectic, hecto-, hectocotylus, hectogram, hectograph, hectoliter, hectolitre, hectometer, hectometre, hector

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Example sentences from the Web for hectograph

The paper is then removed, leaving a reversed impression on the hectograph plate.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
When you have as many as you need clean the surface of the hectograph for the next time you wish to use it.
Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do|Anonymous
The original copy is written with hectograph ink on smooth paper by hand, or on a typewriter, and allowed to dry.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
What are the differences in a hectograph, a mimeograph and multigraph?
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen

This was carefully printed by hand and then duplicated on the hectograph and issued in lots of twenty-five copies.
Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922|Howard Phillips Lovecraft

British Dictionary definitions for hectograph

hectograph

/ (ˈhɛktəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

Also called: copygraph a process for copying type or manuscript from a glycerine-coated gelatine master to which the original has been transferred

a machine using this process

Derived forms of hectograph

hectographic (ˌhɛktəʊˈɡræfɪk), adjectivehectographically, adverbhectography (hɛkˈtɒɡrəfɪ), noun

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