oscillograph

noun

os·​cil·​lo·​graph ä-ˈsi-lə-ˌgraf 

ə-

: an instrument for recording alternating current wave forms or other electrical oscillations

oscillographic

ä-ˌsi-lə-ˈgra-fik  ˌä-sə-lə- 

adjective

oscillographically

ä-ˌsi-lə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

ˌä-sə-lə-

adverb

oscillography

ˌä-sə-ˈlä-grə-fē 

noun

Examples of oscillograph in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Looking more closely at the oscillograph, Van Praag found that shots three and four, and then shots seven and eight, are too close together to have been fired by the same gun. —Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 6 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for oscillograph

• chromatograph
• mimeograph
• subparagraph
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph

Medical Definition

oscillograph

noun

os·​cil·​lo·​graph -ˌgraf 

: an instrument for recording alternating current waveforms or other electrical oscillations

oscillographic

ä-ˌsil-ə-ˈgraf-ik  ˌäs-ə-lə- 

adjective

oscillographically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

oscillography

ˌäs-ə-ˈläg-rə-fē 

noun

plural oscillographies