encephalograph
Americannoun
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short for electroencephalograph
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any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram
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Etymology
Origin of encephalograph
First recorded in 1930–35; encephalo- + -graph
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The helmet makes contact with the skull in those spots where the probes of the encephalograph are placed.
From The Fourth R by George Oliver Smith
They pooled their intellects and plunged into the problem of creating an encephalograph that would record the infinitesimal irregularities that were superimposed upon the great waves.
From The Fourth R by George Oliver Smith
She wielded the trephine that laid the patient's brain bare, he kept track of the patient's life by observing the squiggles on the roll of graph paper that emerged from his encephalograph.
From The Fourth R by George Oliver Smith
Half of Gavotti's machine is a still more delicate encephalograph.
From Sentiment, Inc. by Poul William Anderson
The ax came down on the encephalograph and Berry burst into tears and allowed Titus to lead him away.
From I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon by Kelly Freas
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