hygrograph

American  

[hahy-gruh-graf, -grahf] / ˈhaɪ grəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a self-recording hygrometer.

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hygrograph British  

/ ˈhaɪɡrəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

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

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hygrograph Scientific  

/ hī′grə-grăf′ /

1. A hygrometer that records variations in atmospheric humidity.

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Etymology

Origin of hygrograph

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

Example Sentences

The times when the kite-meteorograph crossed the 700-metre level in ascending and descending were determined from its barograph trace, and the synchronous temperatures and humidities were read from the records of its thermograph and hygrograph.

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The standard thermometer, thermograph and hygrograph were to occupy one of the screens, a convenient site for which was chosen about twenty yards to the east.

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Besides these instruments we have a hygrograph -- we are well supplied; but this takes one of us out of doors once in the twenty-four hours.

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Besides these instruments we have a hygrograph — we are well supplied; but this takes one of us out of doors once in the twenty-four hours.

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