Definition of philograph
:an apparatus with a transparent plane (as of glass or celluloid) on which to trace a facsimile of a view or object seen through an adjustable eyepiece
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philograph
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phil·o·graph
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ˈfiləˌgraf
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-rȧf
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Origin and Etymology of philograph
phil- + -graph
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