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Geometric lathe, the Glossary

A geometric lathe was used for making ornamental patterns on the plates used in printing bank notes and postage stamps.^[1]

9 relations: Banknote, Century, Guilloché, Mint (facility), Ornamental turning, Postage stamp, Security printing, Spirograph, Tusi couple.
Automatic lathes
Money forgery

Banknote

A banknotealso called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a noteis a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand.

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Century

A century is a period of 100 years.

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Guilloché

Guilloché, or guilloche, is a decorative technique in which a very precise, intricate and repetitive pattern is mechanically engraved into an underlying material via engine turning, which uses a machine of the same name.

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Mint (facility)

A mint is an industrial facility which manufactures coins that can be used as currency.

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Ornamental turning

Ornamental turning is a type of turning, a craft that involves cutting of a work mounted in a lathe. Geometric lathe and Ornamental turning are Automatic lathes.

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Postage stamp

A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail).

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Security printing

Security printing is the field of the printing industry that deals with the printing of items such as banknotes, cheques, passports, tamper-evident labels, security tapes, product authentication, stock certificates, postage stamps and identity cards. Geometric lathe and security printing are money forgery.

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Spirograph

Spirograph is a geometric drawing device that produces mathematical roulette curves of the variety technically known as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids.

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Tusi couple

The Tusi couple (also known as Tusi's mechanism) is a mathematical device in which a small circle rotates inside a larger circle twice the diameter of the smaller circle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometric_lathe