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HECTOGRAPH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
Synonyms:
hectograph; heliotype
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hectograph" is a kind of...):
copier; duplicator (apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material)
collotype; collotype printing; photogelatin process (a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors)
Derivation:
hectograph (copy on a duplicator)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Copy on a duplicator
Example:
hectograph the hand-outs
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "hectograph" is one way to...):
copy; re-create (make a replica of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
hectograph (duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy)
