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HECTOGRAPH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

hectograph; heliotype

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hectograph" is a kind of...):

copier; duplicator (apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material)

collotype; collotype printing; photogelatin process (a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors)

Derivation:

hectograph (copy on a duplicator)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Copy on a duplicator

Example:

hectograph the hand-outs

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "hectograph" is one way to...):

copy; re-create (make a replica of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

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