oscillograph

(-graf′)

noun

an instrument for displaying or recording in the form of a curve the instantaneous values of rapidly varying electrical quantities

Origin: < L oscillare, to swing + -graph

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See oscillograph in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A device that records oscillations, as of an electric current and voltage.

Origin:

Origin: oscill(ation)

Origin: + -graph

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Related Forms:

  • os·cilˌlo·graphˈic adjective
  • os·cilˌlo·graphˈi·cal·ly adverb
  • osˌcil·logˈra·phy (ŏsˌə-lŏgˈrə-fē) noun

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