单词 | cerograph |
释义 | cerograph in British English (ˈsɪərəʊˌɡrɑːf, ˈsɪərəʊˌɡræf) noun an engraving or writing on wax cerograph in American English (ˈsɪərəˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf) noun a drawing, design, or text incised into a wax surface Derived forms cerographic (ˌsɪərəˈɡræfɪk) cerographical adjective cerographist (sɪˈrɑɡrəfɪst) noun Word origin [1585–95; cero- + -graph]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: corridor, keyhole, scuff, sine, switch-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) |
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