Meanings
nounpyrograph (plural pyrographs)
plural pyrographs
- A hand-held tool, with a heated tip, used in pyrography.
verbpyrograph (third-person singular simple present pyrographs, present participle pyrographing, simple past and past participle pyrographed)
present singular third person pyrographs · participle present pyrographing · participle past pyrographed · past pyrographed
- intransitivetransitiveTo make an image on wood (or other materials) by selectively burning the surface.
Origin
Back-formation from pyrography.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French pyrograver, faire de la pyrogravure sur
- pyrogravermake an image on wood (or other materials)
- faire de la pyrogravure surmake an image on wood (or other materials)
Greek πυρογράφος, πυρογραφώ
- πυρογράφος (pyrográfos)hand-held tool used in pyrography
- πυρογραφώ (pyrografó)make an image on wood (or other materials)
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APA
pyrograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrograph
MLA
“pyrograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrograph.
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