aktograph

noun

ak·​to·​graph

ˈak-tə-ˌgraf

plural -s

: a device for recording the movements of a caged but not restrained experimental animal

Word History

Etymology

German, from Latin actus (past participle of agere to do, drive) + German -graph

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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