magnetograph

[ mag-nee-tuh-graf, -grahf ]

/ mægˈni təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

a recording magnetometer, used especially for recording variations in the earth's magnetic field.

Origin of magnetograph

First recorded in 1840–50; magneto- + -graph

mag·ne·to·graph·ic

[mag-nee-tuh-graf-ik] /mægˌni təˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

For one thing every man had carried boulders to the great stockade surrounding the Magnetograph House.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson
Webb and his assistants were beginning to make quite a display at the Magnetograph House.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson
Another and equally natural criterion is the apparent character of the magnetograph curve.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3 |Various
Thus a steady temperature was maintained; a most desirable feature in a magnetograph house.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

All hands joined in building a solid stone outside of the Magnetograph House.

The Home of the Blizzard |Douglas Mawson

magnetograph

/ (mæɡˈniːtəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

a recording magnetometer, usually used for studying variations in the earth's magnetic field

magnetograph

[ măg-nē′tō-grăf′ ]

A recording of the strength and direction of a magnetic field made by a magnetometer. Also called magnetogram See magnetometer.