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helicograph

American

[hel-i-koh-graf, -grahf] / ˈhɛl ɪ koʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

an instrument for drawing helices.

helicograph British

/ ˈhɛlɪkəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

an instrument for drawing spiral curves

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Etymology

Origin of helicograph

First recorded in 1850–55; helico- + -graph

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