oscillograph

[ uh-sil-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.

oscillograph

/ ɒˌsɪləˈɡræfɪk; ˌɒsɪˈlɒɡrəfɪ; -ˌɡræf; ɒˈsɪləˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a device for producing a graphical record of the variation of an oscillating quantity, such as an electric current

Derived Forms

• oscillographic, adjective
• oscillography, noun

Other Words From

• os·cil·lo·graph·ic [uh, -sil-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• os·cil·log·ra·phy [os-, uh, -, log, -r, uh, -fee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oscillograph¹

First recorded in 1870–75; oscill(ate) + -o- + -graph

Example Sentences

When a current is to be measured by the oscillograph, it is passed through the turn of wire in the magnetic field.

From Project Gutenberg

Fig. 14 is a photograph of nine different vowel sounds which have caused the oscillograph to take their pictures.

From Project Gutenberg