hygrograph

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for hygrograph

  • 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.
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