ELECTROGRAPH


Meaning of ELECTROGRAPH in English

— electrographic /i lek'treuh graf"ik/ , adj. — electrography /i lek trog"reuh fee, ee'lek-/ , n.

/i lek"treuh graf', -grahf'/ , n.

1. a curve or plot automatically traced by the action of an electric device, as an electrometer or an electrically controlled pen.

2. Print. an apparatus for engraving metal plates on cylinders used in printing.

3. Telecommunications.

a. an apparatus for electrically transmitting pictures.

b. a picture produced by such a device.

[ 1830-40; ELECTRO- + -GRAPH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .