What does physiognotrace mean?
Physiognotrace means (historical) A device to facilitate the production of faithful profiles of human faces.
Physiognotrace
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Physiognotrace is a noun meaning (historical) A device to facilitate the production of faithful profiles of human faces.
Meaning
(historical) A device to facilitate the production of faithful profiles of human faces.
Example Sentences
The history of the physiognotrace is addressed in several French articles and books.
Public enthusiasm for the physiognotrace turned in part upon the machine's ease, speed, and low expense.
At the end of the “Long Room” of the old State House, operating the physiognotrace soon after it had been installed and cutting out the profiles that the machine etched with its steel point, was Moses Williams, an African American
Word Forms
- physiognotraces
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include physionotrace, phenograph, bioautogram, physiotype, pherogram, bertillon system.
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How do you use physiognotrace in a sentence?
The history of the physiognotrace is addressed in several French articles and books.
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