Belinograph

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noun

A photograph transmitted by wire.

OriginFrench bélinographe →
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Meanings

nounBelinograph (plural Belinographs)

plural Belinographs

  1. A photograph transmitted by wire.

    'They've got his prints and they're on the Belinograph to Paris, so we may hear more about him in the morning.'

    1953, Ian Fleming, “'A Whisper of Love, A Whisper of Hate'”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 96

Origin

  1. Frenchbélinographe
  2. EnglishBelinograph

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

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APA

Belinograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belinograph

MLA

“Belinograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belinograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belinograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belinograph.

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