a duplicating device by which written or typed matter is transferred to a glycerin-coated sheet of gelatin, from which many copies can be taken
Origin of hectograph
German hektograph from hekto- ( from French hecto-, hecto-) + -graph, -graphhectograph
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hectograph
noun
A machine employing a glycerin-coated layer of gelatin in order to make copies of typed or written material.
transitive verb
hec·to·graphed, hec·to·graph·ing, hec·to·graphsTo copy by means of a hectograph.
Related Forms:
- hec′to·graph′ic
adjective
- hec′to·graph′i·cal·ly
adverb
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Noun
(plural hectographs)
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