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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesettografo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /etˈtɔ.ɡra.fo/
"Il vecchio ufficio utilizzava un ettografo per stampare i volantini."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A simple duplicating machine that uses a gelatin pad to transfer ink from an original document to multiple blank sheets.
"The vintage office manual described how to prepare the gelatin pad for the hectograph."
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To copy or print a document using a hectograph apparatus.
"Before photocopiers became widespread, teachers would hectograph worksheets for their classrooms."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'hekaton' meaning 'hundred' and 'graphē' meaning 'writing', coined in the late 19th century. It refers to a printing process that uses a gelatin pad to make up to about a hundred copies of a document.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hectograph" is said worldwide
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hectographe
Transliteration: /ɛk.tɔ.ɡʁaf/
"L'employé a utilisé un hectographe pour dupliquer le rapport."
Hektograph
Transliteration: /hɛktoˈɡʁaːf/
"Der Hektograph war ein beliebtes Vervielfältigungsgerät im 19. Jahrhundert."
ettografo
Transliteration: /etˈtɔ.ɡra.fo/
"Il vecchio ufficio utilizzava un ettografo per stampare i volantini."
hectógrafo
Transliteration: /ekˈto.ɣɾa.fo/
"El profesor reprodujo las hojas de examen usando un hectógrafo."
hectógrafo
Transliteration: /ekˈtɔ.ɡɾa.fu/
"O hectógrafo permitia fazer cópias baratas de documentos."
हेक्टोग्राफ़
Transliteration: hektograaf
"पुराने समय में दस्तावेजों की प्रतियां बनाने के लिए हेक्टोग्राफ़ का उपयोग किया जाता था।"
胶版 复制机
Transliteration: jiāobǎn fùzhìjī
Script: 胶版复制机
"这台旧胶版复制机被陈列在博物馆里。"
젤라틴 등사기
Transliteration: jellatin deungsagi
"과거에는 젤라틴 등사기를 사용하여 인쇄물을 만들었습니다."
ヘクトグラフ
Transliteration: hekutogurafu
"ヘクトグラフはかつて事務用の複写機として使われていました。"
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