spirograph

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Guest_Gato: you look like a spirograph gone bad and smell like you rolled out of the Dempster Dumpster behind Fred Meyer Guest_HiJack: i am what I am, dont be jealous Guest_HiJack: not the same. fox is cute and cuddly and smells good .... yep that's me Guest_Gato: you'll not be smiling long ya scurvy rat Guest_Gato: as a matter of fact it was thank you.

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  1. noun An instrument for registering the depth and rapidity of respiratory movements.

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  • Guest_Gato: you look like a spirograph gone bad and smell like you rolled out of the Dempster Dumpster behind Fred Meyer Guest_HiJack: i am what I am, dont be jealous Guest_HiJack: not the same. fox is cute and cuddly and smells good .... yep that's me Guest_Gato: you'll not be smiling long ya scurvy rat Guest_Gato: as a matter of fact it was thank you. —  Idaho Falls Today! Local Information.
  • Friday, October 03, 2008 spirograph! spirograph created by anu garg. at Friday, October 03, 2008 permalink more on: science —  toomanytribbles
  • In physics, they made an electric generator, made homemade speakers out of a cup, wire and magnet, made spirograph patterns with a laser and rotating mirrors, and got a shock out of a Van de Graff generator. —  High Point University Headlines
  • Keep repeating the steps until the spirograph is complete. —  Veerle's blog: full articles
  • The champagne dial face features a spirograph-like Guilloche curved pattern, large stylized numerals and a chronograph that resembles a smiling face, with measurements for 1 / 10th of a second, 60 seconds, and 30 minutes of elapsed time. —  We Blog A Lot
 

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  1. Greek σπεῖρα, a coil, + γράφειν, write.
 

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/ˈspaɪrəgræf/
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