Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

optigraph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opti-graph
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes by means of an attached pencil.

Etymology

Compare French opticographe.

Inflected Forms

optigraphs (plural)

Questions

What does optigraph mean?: A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes by means of an attached pencil.
Where does optigraph come from?: Compare French opticographe.

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