tachygraphy

[ ta-kig-ruh-fee, tuh- ]
/ tæˈkɪg rə fi, tə- /

noun

shorthand, especially the ancient Greek and Roman handwriting used for rapid stenography and writing.

Origin of tachygraphy

First recorded in 1635–45; tachy- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM tachygraphy

ta·chyg·ra·pher, ta·chyg·ra·phist, noun tach·y·graph·ic [tak-i-graf-ik] /ˌtæk ɪˈgræf ɪk/, tach·y·graph·i·cal, adjective tach·y·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby tachygraphy

tachycardia, tachycardia window, tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome, tachycardiac, tachygraph, tachygraphy, tachylyte, tachymeter, tachymetry, tachyon, tachyphagia

British Dictionary definitions for tachygraphy

tachygraphy
/ (tæˈkɪɡrəfɪ) /

noun

shorthand, esp as used in ancient Rome or Greece

Derived forms of tachygraphy

tachygrapher or tachygraphist, noun tachygraphic (ˌtækɪˈɡræfɪk), adjective tachygraphically, adverb