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allograph
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n 1: a variant form of a grapheme, as `m' or `M' or a
handwritten version of that grapheme
2: a signature written by one person for another
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autograph
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n 1: something written by one's own hand
2: a person's own signature [syn: autograph, John Hancock]
v 1: mark with one's signature; "The author autographed his
book" [syn: autograph, inscribe]
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autoradiograph
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n 1: a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen
being photographed
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barograph
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n 1: a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the
variations in atmospheric pressure
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carafe
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n 1: a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water [syn:
carafe, decanter]
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cardiograph
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n 1: medical instrument that records electric currents
associated with contractions of the heart [syn:
cardiograph, electrocardiograph]
2: a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of
cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through
the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil
of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles [syn:
ballistocardiograph, cardiograph]
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choreograph
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v 1: compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music;
"Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's
music"
2: plan and oversee the development and details of; "The meeting
between the two Presidents had been carefully choreographed"
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chronograph
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n 1: an accurate timer for recording time
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electrocardiograph
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n 1: medical instrument that records electric currents
associated with contractions of the heart [syn:
cardiograph, electrocardiograph]
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electroencephalograph
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n 1: medical instrument that records electric currents generated
by the brain
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epigraph
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n 1: a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
2: an engraved inscription
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giraffe
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n 1: tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small
horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical
Africa [syn: giraffe, camelopard, Giraffa
camelopardalis]
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hectograph
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n 1: duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can
be taken to make a copy [syn: hectograph, heliotype]
v 1: copy on a duplicator; "hectograph the hand-outs"
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heliograph
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n 1: an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a
mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on
v 1: signal by means of a mirror and the using the sun's rays
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holograph
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n 1: handwritten book or document [syn: manuscript,
holograph]
2: the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that
contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional
image by holography [syn: hologram, holograph]
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homograph
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n 1: two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way
but differ in meaning (e.g. fair)
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ideograph
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n 1: a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing
without indicating the sounds used to say it; "Chinese
characters are ideograms" [syn: ideogram, ideograph]
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kymograph
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n 1: scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding
paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of
breathing or blood pressure) [syn: kymograph,
cymograph]
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lithograph
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n 1: a print produced by lithography
2: duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of
stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the
desired pattern [syn: lithograph, lithograph machine]
v 1: make by lithography
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magnetograph
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n 1: a scientific instrument that registers magnetic variations
(especially variations of the earth's magnetic field)
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mimeograph
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n 1: a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink
is pressed (trade mark Roneo) [syn: mimeograph, mimeo,
mimeograph machine, Roneo, Roneograph]
v 1: print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph;
"She mimeographed the syllabus" [syn: mimeograph,
mimeo]
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monograph
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n 1: a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
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pantograph
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n 1: mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a
different scale
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paragraph
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n 1: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to
separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new
indented line
v 1: divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well
paragraphed"
2: write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed
in last Monday's paper"
3: write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
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phonograph
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n 1: machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate
and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or
electronically [syn: record player, phonograph]
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photograph
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n 1: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a
print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-
sensitive material [syn: photograph, photo, exposure,
picture, pic]
v 1: record on photographic film; "I photographed the scene of
the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President"
[syn: photograph, snap, shoot]
2: undergo being photographed in a certain way; "Children
photograph well"
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photomicrograph
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n 1: a photograph taken with the help of a microscope
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pictograph
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n 1: a graphic character used in picture writing
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polygraph
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n 1: a medical instrument that records several physiological
processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood
pressure and respiration and perspiration)
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radiograph
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n 1: a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface
by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays
or gamma rays) [syn: radiogram, radiograph,
shadowgraph, skiagraph, skiagram]
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seismograph
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n 1: a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the
intensity and direction and duration of movements of the
ground (as an earthquake)
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serigraph
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n 1: a print made using a stencil process in which an image or
design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and
printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through
the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
[syn: silkscreen, silk screen print, serigraph]
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shadowgraph
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n 1: a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface
by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays
or gamma rays) [syn: radiogram, radiograph,
shadowgraph, skiagraph, skiagram]
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spectrograph
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n 1: a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed
2: a photographic record of a spectrum [syn: spectrogram,
spectrograph]
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stenograph
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n 1: a shorthand character
2: a machine for typewriting shorthand characters
v 1: write in shorthand; "The students were able to stenograph
and record the conversation"
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tachograph
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n 1: a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its
readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in
a motor vehicle
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telegraph
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n 1: apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire
(usually in Morse code) [syn: telegraph, telegraphy]
v 1: send cables, wires, or telegrams [syn: cable,
telegraph, wire]
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thermograph
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n 1: medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal
temperature variations on the surface of the body
2: a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph
as a function of time [syn: thermograph,
thermometrograph]
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tomograph
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n 1: X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image
of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray
measurements
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viewgraph
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n 1: a transparency for use with an overhead projector [syn:
viewgraph, overhead]
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spirograph
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n 1: a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity
of breathing movements
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nomograph
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n 1: a graphic representation of numerical relations [syn:
nomogram, nomograph]
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digraph
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n 1: two successive letters (especially two letters used to
represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe') [syn: digraph,
digram]
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oscillograph
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n 1: a device for making a record of the wave forms of
fluctuating voltages or currents
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anemograph
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chromolithograph
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cinematograph
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coronagraph
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cyclograph
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encephalograph
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micrograph
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microphotograph
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oleograph
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psychograph
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stereograph
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xylograph
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zincograph
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echograph
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hodograph
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pseudograph
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sphygmograph
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stevengraph
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stylograph
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gyrograph
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hierograph
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xerograph
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meteorograph
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