hectograph

Definition of Hectograph in English :

1. hectograph, heliotype

duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy

2. hectograph

copy on a duplicator

Example Sentences:
'hectograph the hand-outs'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hectograph

noun

1. Also called: copygraph

a process for copying type or manuscript from a glycerine-coated gelatine master to which the original has been transferred

2.

a machine using this process

noun

1.

a duplicating device by which written or typed matter is transferred to a glycerin-coated sheet of gelatin, from which many copies can be taken

verb transitive

2.

to duplicate by means of a hectograph

n.

A machine employing a glycerin-coated layer of gelatin in order to make copies of typed or written material.

tr.v. hec·to·graphed, hec·to·graph·ing, hec·to·graphs

To copy by means of a hectograph.