noctograph

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English

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Etymology

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From noct- +‎ -o- +‎ -graph.

Noun

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noctograph (plural noctographs)

  1. A form of stylus that helps a blind person to write.
  2. (historical) A device for recording the progress of a nightwatchman on his beat.