Dictionary

multigraph en · NOUN

Etymology

From multi- + graph. Compare multiset.

Meanings

1. A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
2. (uncommon) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
3. (historical) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
4. A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.

Forms

Deriveds

multigrapher

Hypernyms

multihypergraph

Hyponyms

multidigraph

Relateds

submultigraph · multisubgraph

Synonyms

polygraph · pseudograph

Translations (2)

pl multigraf (kind of graph in mathematics) · pl multigraf (kind of graph in orthography)

multigraph en · VERB

Etymology

From multi- + graph. Compare multiset.

Meanings

1. (historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.

Forms