ˌbaz(ə)ˈrēˌ-, ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷)ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ- noun
Usage: usually capitalized B
Etymology: after Etienne Bazeries died 1931 French cryptographer credited with its invention
: a cryptographic cylinder assembled of disks that can be rotated on a common shaft, each disk having on its periphery a different mixed alphabet and used for multiple substitution