cyclostyle

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noun

A circular group of columns without a core.

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Meanings

nouncyclostyle (plural cyclostyles)

plural cyclostyles

  1. architectureA circular group of columns without a core.
  2. A device used to make copies of a drawing or writing, via small punctures made in the outline
verbcyclostyle (third-person singular simple present cyclostyles, present participle cyclostyling, simple past and past participle cyclostyled)

present singular third person cyclostyles · participle present cyclostyling · participle past cyclostyled · past cyclostyled

  1. To use such a wheel and puncture device to make copies.

Origin

From cyclo- + style (as in stylus). Late 19th century.

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APA

cyclostyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclostyle

MLA

“cyclostyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclostyle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyclostyle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyclostyle.

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