mégalographe

French

Example of a megalograph, stored by the Science Museum Group

Etymology

From mégalographie +‎ -graphe. The original megalograph was invented by Georges Révoil and manufactured by the French scientific company, Secretan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.ɡa.lɔ.ɡʁaf/
• Rhymes: -af
• Hyphenation: mé‧ga‧lo‧gra‧phe

Noun

mégalographe m (plural mégalographes)

1. megalograph
2. One who produces works of megalography; one who produces grand or large works, one who produces depictions of important or grand subjects

Derived terms

• English: megalograph

References

• 1876 November 25, “New York Academy of Sciences”, in Scientific American‎^[1], volume 35, number 22, →ISSN, pages 345–345:
• 1898, Pierre Larousse, Claude Augé, Nouveau Larousse illustré: Dictionnaire Universel Encyclopédique‎^[2], Paris: Larousse, page 1031: