electrographically
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electrograph (ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an apparatus for engraving metal printing cylinders, esp in gravure printing |
| 2. | the equipment used for the electrical transmission of pictures |
| 3. | a. a recording electrometer |
| b. a graph produced by this instrument | |
| 4. | a visual record of the surface composition of a metal, obtained by placing an electrolyte-soaked paper over the metal and passing a current through the paper to an electrode on the other side |
| electrographic | |
| —adj | |
| electro'graphically | |
| —adv | |
| electrography | |
| —n | |
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Electrographically
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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