mimeograph
A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by…A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying.
» I transcribed the original mimeographed edition into LATEX.
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2 senses(historical)A machine for making printed copies using typed stencil, eventually superseded by photocopying.
рота́торrotátor
A copy produced by such a machine.
- a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo)
Examples
1 sentencesI transcribed the original mimeographed edition into LATEX.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
A genericization from a trade name coined by A. B. Dick in 1889. From μῖμος (mîmos) + -γράA genericization from a trade name coined by A. B. Dick in 1889. From μῖμος (mîmos) + -γράφος (-gráphos); by surface analysis, mimeo + -graph (but diachronically, mimeo came from mimeograph, not the reverse).
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Forms
plural: mimeographs| Singular | mimeograph |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsSee also
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