English dictionary · noun

autograph

a signature, especially that of a celebrity

Meaning and definitions

1. a signature, especially that of a celebrity

Connected roots

• auto-

  self

• graph-

  writing, drawing

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• photography

  The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.

• automatic

  working by itself with little or no direct human control

• photograph

  a picture made using a camera

• telegraph

  a system for transmitting messages over distance by signals along a wire

• geography

  the study of the physical features of the earth

• automobile

  A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.

• biography

  an account of a person's life written by someone else

• autonomy

  the right or condition of self-government

• bibliography

  a list of the books referred to in a scholarly work

• autopsy

  A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.

• telegram

  A message transmitted by telegraph.

• choreography

  The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.

• autobiographical

  Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

• hologram

  A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.

• holographic

  In the form of a hologram or holograph.

• monogram

  A sentence consisting of only one line, or an epigram consisting of only one verse, of poetry.

• typography

  The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.

• chromatography

  Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterized by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) – the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases affect the separation.

• autocorrect

  To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.

• cryptography

  The discipline that embodies the principles, means, and methods for transforming data to hide its semantic content, prevent unauthorized use, or detect modifications, while also ensuring information security through confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation.

• autocratic

  Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.

• demography

  The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.

• polygraph

  A device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being posed to a subject, in an attempt to detect deception.

• phonograph

  A device that captures sound waves onto an engraved archive; a lathe.

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