释义 |
ˈcurvograph [f. curve (or L. curvus) + -graph.] An instrument for describing curves.
1817W. Warcup in Trans. Soc. Arts XXXV. 109 An instrument of my invention for describing curve lines, which I purpose calling the curvograph. 1874Knight Dict. Mech., Curvograph, an instrument for drawing a curve without reference to the center. |