"noctograph" meaning in English

See noctograph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: noctographs [plural]
Etymology: From noct- + -o- + -graph. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|noct-|-o-|-graph}} noct- + -o- + -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 interfixed with -o-, English terms prefixed with noct-, English terms suffixed with -graph, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with noct-: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15
  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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