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cinemograph

noun
ci·​ne·​mo·​graph | \səˈnēməˌgraf, ˈsinəmə-\
plural -s

Definition of cinemograph 

: an instrument for registering velocity (as of the wind)

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History and Etymology for cinemograph

Greek kinēma movement + English -graph

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