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In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an autograph will.

Autographic. [Obs.]

Pertaining to an autograph, or one's own handwriting; of the nature of an autograph.

The science of autographs; a person's own handwriting; an autograph.

The obtaining of a curve similar to a pulse curve or sphygmogram by allowing the blood from a divided artery to strike against a piece of paper.

An instrument by means of which a sound can be made to produce a visible trace or record of itself. It consists essentially of a resonant vessel, usually of paraboloidal form, closed at one end by a flexible membrane. A stylus attached to some point of the membrane records the movements of the latter, as it vibrates, u…

The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone, -- a species of lithography.

A facsimile telegraph for reproducing writing, pictures, maps, etc. In the transmitter the motions of the pencil are communicated by levers to two rotary shafts, by which variations in current are produced in two separate circuits. In the receiver these variations are utilized by electromagnetic devices and levers to m…

A blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc.

ing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto; -- opposed to autograph.

A type or block containing a facsimile of an autograph. Knight.

ct copy or likeness. Facsimile telegraph, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autograph.

nt for recording, preserving, and reproducing sounds, the record being a tracing of a phonautograph etched in some solid material. Reproduction is accomplished by means of a system attached to an elastic diaphragm.

A suffix signifying something written, a writing; also, a writer; as autograph, crystograph, telegraph, photograph.

An autographic stencil copying device invented by Edison.

An instrument for autographically recording the wave forms of varying currents, esp. rapidly varying alternating currents.

An autographic record made by an oscillograph.

An autographic device to test the strength of raw silk.

that the writing which precedes accords with his wishes or intentions; a sign manual; an autograph.

A recording or registering tachometer; also, its autographic record.