† curvographn.

Forms:

α. 1800s curvagraph.

β. 1800s curvograph.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve n., -o- connective, -graph comb. form.

Etymology: In α. forms < curve n. + -a- connective + -graph comb. form. In β. forms < curve n. + -o- connective + -graph comb. form, perhaps as alteration of the α. forms.

Obsolete.

An instrument used for plotting curves, consisting of an adjustable ruler made of a thin strip of pliable material and an arrangement of ribs used to adjust and fix its shape.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [noun] > drawing instruments > for curves

curvograph1817

curvilinead1826

curve1844

French curve1844

integraph1885

1817 W. Warcup in Trans. Soc. Arts 35 109 An instrument of my invention for describing curve lines, which I purpose calling the curvagraph.

a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 664/2 Curvo-graph, an instrument for drawing a curve without reference to the center.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	curvograph
释义	† curvographn. Forms: α. 1800s curvagraph. β. 1800s curvograph. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curve n., -o- connective, -graph comb. form. Etymology: In α. forms < curve n. + -a- connective + -graph comb. form. In β. forms < curve n. + -o- connective + -graph comb. form, perhaps as alteration of the α. forms. Obsolete. An instrument used for plotting curves, consisting of an adjustable ruler made of a thin strip of pliable material and an arrangement of ribs used to adjust and fix its shape. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > graphic representation > drawing plans or diagrams > [noun] > drawing instruments > for curves curvograph1817 curvilinead1826 curve1844 French curve1844 integraph1885 1817 W. Warcup in Trans. Soc. Arts 35 109 An instrument of my invention for describing curve lines, which I purpose calling the curvagraph. a1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 664/2 Curvo-graph, an instrument for drawing a curve without reference to the center. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1817
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