cyclostyle

English

Etymology

• Composed of cyclo- and style (as in stylus). Late 19th century.

Noun

Wikipedia cyclostyle (plural cyclostyles)

1. (architecture) A 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

Derived terms

• cyclostylar

Verb

Wikipedia

cyclostyle (third-person singular simple present cyclostyles, present participle cyclostyling, simple past and past participle cyclostyled)

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

References

• cyclostyle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• "CYCLOSTYLE", in Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911 edition.
• (etymology) "cyclostyle", in Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition.