oscillograph
[ uh-sil-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ əˈsɪl əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun Electricity.
a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
Origin of oscillograph
OTHER WORDS FROM oscillograph
os·cil·lo·graph·ic [uh-sil-uh-graf-ik] /əˌsɪl əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective os·cil·log·ra·phy [os-uh-log-ruh-fee] /ˌɒs əˈlɒg rə fi/, nounWords nearby oscillograph
oscillation,
oscillator,
oscillatory,
oscillatory potential,
oscillogram,
oscillograph,
oscillometer,
oscillometry,
oscillopsia,
oscilloscope,
oscine
Example sentences from the Web for oscillograph
When a current is to be measured by the oscillograph, it is passed through the turn of wire in the magnetic field.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 |Kempster MillerFig. 14 is a photograph of nine different vowel sounds which have caused the oscillograph to take their pictures.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 |Kempster Miller
British Dictionary definitions for oscillograph
oscillograph
/ (ɒˈsɪləˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
a device for producing a graphical record of the variation of an oscillating quantity, such as an electric current
Derived forms of oscillograph
oscillographic (ɒˌsɪləˈɡræfɪk), adjective oscillography (ˌɒsɪˈlɒɡrəfɪ), nounMedical definitions for oscillograph
oscillograph
[ ə-sĭl′ə-grăf′ ]
n.
An instrument that records oscillations, as of an electric current and voltage.