an instrument for displaying or recording in the form of a curve the instantaneous values of rapidly varying electrical quantities
Origin of oscillograph
from Classical Latin oscillare, to swing + -graphoscillograph
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oscillograph
noun
A device that records oscillations, as of an electric current and voltage.
Origin of oscillograph
oscill(ation) -graphRelated Forms:
- os·cil′lo·graph′ic
adjective
- os·cil′lo·graph′i·cal·ly
adverb
- os′cil·log′ra·phy
noun
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Noun
(plural oscillographs)
- An instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage.
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