"noctograph" meaning in All languages combined

See noctograph on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: noctographs [plural]
Etymology: From Latin nox, noctis (“night”) + -graph. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nox}} Latin nox, {{suffix|en||graph}} + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} noctograph (plural noctographs)
  1. A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
    Sense id: en-noctograph-en-noun-Wl3o9-1K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -graph Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 78 22
  2. (historical) A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-noctograph-en-noun-zFkdMoVt

Inflected forms

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