stenograph
/ˈstɛnəˌɡræf/
noun
- A machine used for writing in shorthand, typically used by court reporters or secretaries to record speech quickly.
- The old stenograph in the museum still had ink stains on its keys.
- The court reporter set up her stenograph before the trial began.
- He learned to type on a stenograph at the secretarial school.
- A piece of writing produced in shorthand symbols.
- The lawyer handed the stenograph to the transcription service.
- The archive contained hundreds of stenographs from the 1950s.
- She could read the stenograph as easily as plain English.
verb
- To write in shorthand, especially using a stenograph machine.
- The reporter will stenograph every word the witness says.
- He stenographed the entire lecture without missing a single point.
- She learned to stenograph at a speed of over 200 words per minute.