English Explanatory Dictionary

optigraph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes by means of an attached pencil.

Word forms

optigraph optigraphs

Etymology

Compare French opticographe.

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