Etymology

Belinograph

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Today it means: A photograph transmitted by wire. Full definition →

French bélinographe
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  1. French · borrowed frombélinographe
  2. English todayBelinograph

Borrowed from French bélinographe; named after Édouard Belin (1876–1963), its inventor.

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