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megalograph

/ˈmɛɡ(ə)loʊˌɡræf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
me-ga-lo-gra-ph
IPA
/ˈmɛɡ(ə)loʊˌɡræf/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A camera lucida that uses images from kaleidoscopes or microscopes

Etymology

From French mégalographe. The original megalograph was invented by Georges Révoil and manufactured by the French scientific company, Secretan. Morphologically megalo- + -graph.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɛɡ(ə)loʊˌɡræf/
  • British English: /ˈmɛɡələ(ʊ)ɡrɑːf/

Inflected Forms

megalographs (plural)

Rhymes With

complete bipartite graph -taph

Questions

How do you pronounce megalograph?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛɡ(ə)loʊˌɡræf/.
What does megalograph mean?
A camera lucida that uses images from kaleidoscopes or microscopes
Where does megalograph come from?
It is traced to French.

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