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thermograph Definition

thermo·graph (-graf′)

noun

  1. a thermometer for recording variations in temperature automatically; specif., an infrared camera for recording on film or on the face of an oscilloscope differences in temperature, as between normal and abnormal body tissues
  2. thermogram

Etymology: thermo- + -graph

thermograph Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • trace: For two solid weeks the red thermograph trace has been wandering through the minus 40's, 50's and 60's.
  • sheet: Nevertheless, my heart sank when I turned the flashlight on the thermograph sheet.