arcograph

[ ahr-kuh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈɑr kəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun Geometry.

an instrument for drawing arcs, having a flexible arc-shaped part adjusted by an extensible straight bar connecting its sides.

Origin of arcograph

First recorded in 1815–25; arc + -o- + -graph

Words nearby arcograph

arcked, arcking, arcm, arcmin, arco, arcograph, arcology, arcosolium, arcs, arcsec, arcsin

British Dictionary definitions for arcograph

arcograph
/ (ˈɑːkəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

geometry an instrument used for drawing arcs without using a central point Also called: cyclograph