echograph

[ ek-oh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈɛk oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun

a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.

a similar device used in ultrasonography to examine internal body structures or monitor fetal development.

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Origin of echograph

First recorded in 1945–50; echo + -graph

ech·o·graph·ic

[ek-oh-graf-ik], /ˌɛk oʊˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveech·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbe·chog·ra·phy

[e-kog-ruh-fee], /ɛˈkɒg rə fi/, noun