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Definition of Hectograph

1. Verb. Copy on a duplicator. "Hectograph the hand-outs"

2. Noun. Duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy.

Definition of Hectograph

1. n. A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of gelatin softened with glycerin.

Definition of Hectograph

1. Noun. An old printing process that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hectograph

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Hectograph

1. A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of gelatin softened with glycerin. Alternative forms: hectograph. Origin: Gr. Hundred + -graph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hectograph

hecto- hectoamp hectoampere hectoamperes hectoamps hectobecquerel hectocotyli hectocotylized hectogon hectogons

hectogram hectogramme hectogrammes hectograms hectograph (current term) hectographed hectographing hectographs hectokatal hectokatals

hectokilo- hectoliter hectoliters hectolitre hectolitres hectometer hectometers hectometre hectometres

Literary usage of Hectograph

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

1. Mechanical Devices in the Home by Edith Louise Allen (1922)
"This copy is placed face downward on the hectograph pad, which has been moistened and rubbed to insure the contact at all places. ..."

2. The Treatment of Paper for Special Purposes: A Practical Introduction to the by Louis Edgar Andés (1907)
"ENDLESS hectograph PAPER. This product is a strong paper, coated on one side ... Apparatus for making endless hectograph paper. roller A carrying the roll ..."

3. Elements of Mechanical Drawing: Their Application and a Course in Mechanical by Alpha Pierce Jamison (1904)
"The hectograph.—The hectograph process of duplicating drawings is a process much used by architects and others when but a limited number of copies are ..."

4. Elements of Mechanical Drawing: Their Application and a Course in Mechanical by Alpha Pierce Jamison (1904)
"The hectograph.—The hectograph process of duplicating drawings is a process much used by architects and others when but a limited number of copies are ..."

5. The International Dental Journal by Odontological Society of Pennsylvania (1890)
"I believe the hectograph composition can be made by putting pure glue in cold water, leaving it until it swells, draw off the water, melting it in its ..."

6. The Indiana School Journal by Indiana State Teachers Association (1896)
"When ready to use your hectograph, have at hand a soft wet sponge, ... Use any good hectograph ink, and write on the linen or other glazed paper what you ..."

7. Health Education in Rural Schools by James Mace Andress (1919)
"In making the records a hectograph l will be useful, or 1 Every teacher finds it necessary to ... For such purposes a hectograph is almost indispensable. ..."

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