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单词 mechanographic
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mechanographicadj.

Brit. /ˌmɛkənəʊˈɡrafɪk/, /ˌmɛkn̩əʊˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛkənoʊˈɡræfɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mechano- comb. form, -graphic comb. form.
Etymology: < mechano- comb. form + -graphic comb. form. In sense 1 perhaps after post-classical Latin mechanographia treatment of the mechanic arts (see mechanographia n.); in sense 2 probably after mechanography n. Compare German mechanographisch (1798), French mécanographique (1832).
1. Dealing with or concerned with mechanics. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1830 S. Maunder Treasury of Knowl. i. sig. Q3v/2 Mechanographic, treating of mechanics.
2. Of or relating to mechanography.
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1882 Imperial Dict. Mechanographic,..pertaining to mechanography.
1938 Science 21 Oct. (Suppl.) 8/2 The special sound track used for making the record by the ‘mechanographic process’..consists of an ordinary film base covered by a layer of gelatin 60 microns thick topped by an opaque black coating.
1966 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 38 7 The use of mechanographic techniques [in using notarial archives] has been perfected.
1995 Maclean's (Electronic ed.) 4 Dec. A mechanographic clerk who has worked for CP in Montreal for 23 years..expressed concern about abandoning his family's roots in Quebec.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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