Definition of Cryptograph

1. Noun. A secret method of writing.

Exact synonyms: Cipher, Cypher, Secret Code
Generic synonyms: Code
Derivative terms: Cipher, Cypher

2. Noun. A piece of writing in code or cipher.

3. Noun. A device for deciphering codes and ciphers.
Generic synonyms: Device

Definition of Cryptograph

1. n. Cipher; something written in cipher.

Definition of Cryptograph

1. Noun. A cipher or cryptogram. ¹

2. Noun. A device used for encrypting or (decrypting) text. ¹

3. Verb. (rare) To write text using a code or cipher. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cryptograph

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptograph

cryptogamist
cryptogamists
cryptogamous
cryptogams
cryptogenic
cryptogenic cirrhosis
cryptogenic epilepsy
cryptogenic infection
cryptogenic pyaemia
cryptogenic septicaemia
cryptogram
cryptogrammatic
cryptogrammatically
cryptogramme
cryptograms
cryptograph (current term)
cryptographer
cryptographers
cryptographic
cryptographical
cryptographically
cryptographies
cryptographist
cryptographists
cryptographs
cryptography
cryptohalite
cryptolalia
cryptolect
cryptolith

Literary usage of Cryptograph

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Popular Science Monthly (1874)
"A very ingenious instrument, the cryptograph, was recently described by its ... The cryptograph ia a contrivance intended for noting down on the spot and ..."

2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1874)
"A very ingenious instrument, the cryptograph, was recently described by its ... The cryptograph is a' contrivance intended for noting down on the »pot and ..."

3. Junior High School Literature by William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck (1922)
"Explain all the steps by which Legrand brought to light the cryptograph on the ... Explain how Legrand determined that the figure 8 of the cryptograph ..."

4. Routledge's Every Boy's Annual by Edmund Routledge (1870)
"cryptograph. With caution judge of probabilities, Things deemed ... cryptograph. See how beneath the moonbeam's smile Yon little billow heaves its breast; ..."

5. Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1903)
"Simplex cryptograph: a complete cipher for general use. ... cryptograph Co. Providence. RI I'he Simplex cryptograph is a new departure. It is a cipher, ..."

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