"perigraph" meaning in English

See perigraph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: perigraphs [plural]
Etymology: peri- + -graph Etymology templates: {{confix|en|peri|graph}} peri- + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} perigraph (plural perigraphs)
  1. (dated) An instrument for measuring a person's ability to flex the neck and limbs. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-perigraph-en-noun-x-ONp9Gl Categories (other): English terms prefixed with peri- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with peri-: 59 41
  2. (rare) A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-perigraph-en-noun-qqz6lLEH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -graph Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 42 58

Inflected forms

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