an implement that is used for indicating or correctly placing the notches in gear wheels so that they interlock correctly
odontograph in American English
(ouˈdɑntəˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf)
noun
an instrument for laying out the forms of gear teeth or ratchets
Derived forms
odontographic (ouˌdɑntəˈɡræfɪk)
adjective
odontography (ˌoudɑnˈtɑɡrəfi)
noun
Word origin
[1855–60; odonto- + -graph]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, keyword, kickoff, lavabo.-graph is a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph). It is specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the writtenproduct of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph).