kymograph

1 of 2

noun (1)

ky·​mo·​graph ˈkī-mə-ˌgraf 

: a device which graphically records motion or pressure (as of blood)

kymographic

ˌkī-mə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

kymography

kī-ˈmä-grə-fē 

noun

kymography

2 of 2

noun (2)

ky·​mog·​ra·​phy kīˈmägrəfē 

plural -es

: the making of kymographic records

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Greek kyma wave + International Scientific Vocabulary -graph — more at cyme

Noun (2)

International Scientific Vocabulary cym- + -graphy

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kymograph

• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph
• monograph

Medical Definition

kymograph

noun

ky·​mo·​graph -ˌgraf 

: a device which graphically records motion or pressure

especially : a recording device including an electric motor or clockwork that drives a usually slowly revolving drum which carries a roll of plain or smoked paper and also having an arrangement for tracing on the paper by means of a stylus a graphic record of motion or pressure (as of the organs of speech, blood pressure, or respiration) often in relation to particular intervals of time

kymographic

ˌkī-mə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

kymography

kī-ˈmäg-rə-fē 

noun

plural kymographies