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Webster 1913 Edition
Ellipsograph
El-lip′so-graph
,Noun.
[
Ellipse
+ graph
: cf. F. ellipsographe
.] An instrument for describing ellipses; – called also
trammel
. Definition 2024
ellipsograph
ellipsograph
English
Noun
ellipsograph (plural ellipsographs)
- A mechanical instrument used to trace out an ellipse. Applied to draw, cut, etc mathematically correct ellipses (rather than general ovals).