diagraph
[ dahy-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun
a device for drawing, used in reproducing outlines, plans, etc., mechanically on any desired scale.
a combined protractor and scale.
Words nearby diagraph
diagonal matrix,
diagonal process,
diagonalize,
diagram,
diagrammatic,
diagraph,
diakinesis,
dial,
dial down,
dial gauge,
dial tone
Example sentences from the Web for diagraph
In the orthography of the Félibres the diagraph ue is used as we find it in Old French to represent this vowel.
Frdric Mistral |Charles Alfred Downer
British Dictionary definitions for diagraph
diagraph
/ (ˈdaɪəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
a device for enlarging or reducing maps, plans, etc
a protractor and scale used in drawing
Word Origin for diagraph
C19: from French
diagraphe, from Greek
diagraphein to represent with lines; see
diagram