autocopyistn.

Brit.

/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈkɒpɪɪst/, U.S.

/ˌɔdəˈkɑpiəst/,

/ˌɔdoʊˈkɑpiəst/,

/ˌɑdəˈkɑpiəst/,

/ˌɑdoʊˈkɑpiəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form¹, copyist n.

Etymology: < auto- comb. form¹ + copyist n.

Now rare.

A machine for producing facsimile copies of writing, drawings, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > [noun] > copying apparatus > for copying writing

polygraphy1705

polygrapher1778

polygraph1803

manifold writer1808

autocopyist1880

hectograph1880

copygrapha1884

1880 Times 28 Oct. 13/2 (advt.) The black autocopyist, 36, Farringdon-street... Indelible black reproductions of letters, designs, music, &c.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 697/2 In principle the autocopyist is like the hektograph.

1901 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 11 63 These drawings of Mr. Cammell's I have reproduced by the auto-copyist process.

1920 E. S. Farrow Man. Mil. Training xvii. 493 With the black autocopyist the drawing is made in a special ink and transferred to a parchment sheet held in a special frame.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	autocopyist
释义	autocopyistn. Brit. /ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈkɒpɪɪst/, U.S. /ˌɔdəˈkɑpiəst/, /ˌɔdoʊˈkɑpiəst/, /ˌɑdəˈkɑpiəst/, /ˌɑdoʊˈkɑpiəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: auto- comb. form¹, copyist n. Etymology: < auto- comb. form¹ + copyist n. Now rare. A machine for producing facsimile copies of writing, drawings, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > [noun] > copying apparatus > for copying writing polygraphy1705 polygrapher1778 polygraph1803 manifold writer1808 autocopyist1880 hectograph1880 copygrapha1884 1880 Times 28 Oct. 13/2 (advt.) The black autocopyist, 36, Farringdon-street... Indelible black reproductions of letters, designs, music, &c. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 697/2 In principle the autocopyist is like the hektograph. 1901 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 11 63 These drawings of Mr. Cammell's I have reproduced by the auto-copyist process. 1920 E. S. Farrow Man. Mil. Training xvii. 493 With the black autocopyist the drawing is made in a special ink and transferred to a parchment sheet held in a special frame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1880
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