n. An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.
v. To write a biography of.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a cinematograph.
n. A biographical sketch.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A mechanical device, invented by Herman Casler, for projecting upon a screen pictures of moving objects.
n. A biographical sketch or notice; a brief biography.
To write a biograph of; prepare a brief biographical sketch of.
Word Usage
"The toy called the biograph, which reflects pictures for us in a dazzling and moving continuity, so that we can see scenes of human life in action, is merely a hint to us that every scene of every life is reflected in a ceaseless moving panorama"