raphigraph

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noun

A kind of typewriter for the blind, pricking characters into paper by means of needles.

OriginAncient Greek ῥαφίς →
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Meanings

nounraphigraph (plural raphigraphs)

plural raphigraphs

  1. historicalA kind of typewriter for the blind, pricking characters into paper by means of needles.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῥαφίς“needle”
  2. Englishraphigraph

From Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphís, “needle”) + -graph.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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