请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 pantelegraph
释义

pantelegraph

/panˈtɛlɪɡrɑːf/ /panˈtɛlɪɡraf/
Now historical and rare
noun
A form of facsimile telegraph invented by Giovanni Caselli in 1856 for transmitting images along a line connecting two isochronously oscillating pendulums, one of which guides an iron point over the original (written or drawn in non-conducting ink on metallic paper), so setting up equivalent motions in the other, which carries a pencil to reproduce the image.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Littell's Living Age. From pan- + telegraph, after Italian pantelegrafo or French pantélégraphe.

随便看

 

英语词典包含243303条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 23:16:31