pantelegraph

noun

pan·​telegraph

(ˈ)pan+

: a facsimile telegraph using at both ends of the line two isochronously vibrating pendulums

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pan- + telegraph; originally formed as Italian pantelegrafo

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Rhymes for pantelegraph

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• oscillograph
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• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph