hygrograph

[ hahy-gruh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈhaɪ grəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun

a self-recording hygrometer.

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Origin of hygrograph

First recorded in 1860–65; hygro- + -graph

Words nearby hygrograph

Hyginus, hygric, hygristor, hygro-, hygrogram, hygrograph, hygroma, hygrometer, hygrometric, hygrometry, hygrophilous

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How to use hygrograph in a sentence

This and other types of hygrometer can be arranged to record their own readings continuously, constituting a hygrograph.
Meteorology|Charles Fitzhugh Talman

British Dictionary definitions for hygrograph

hygrograph

/ (ˈhaɪɡrəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

an automatic hygrometer that produces a graphic record of the humidity of the air

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Scientific definitions for hygrograph

hygrograph

[ hī′grə-grăf′ ]

A hygrometer that records variations in atmospheric humidity.