diagraph

di·a·graph

[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.

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To diagraph
Collins
World English Dictionary
diagraph (ˈdaɪəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a device for enlarging or reducing maps, plans, etc
2.  a protractor and scale used in drawing
 
[C19: from French diagraphe, from Greek diagraphein to represent with lines; see diagram]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Diagraph is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT