kymograph

[ kahy-muh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈkaɪ məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun

an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.

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Also cymograph.

Origin of kymograph

First recorded in 1865–70; kymo- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM kymograph

ky·mo·graph·ic

[kahy-muh-graf-ik], /ˌkaɪ məˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby kymograph

kylin, kylix, Kyloe, kymo-, kymogram, kymograph, Kymric, Kymry, Kynewulf, Kyoga, kyogen

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How to use kymograph in a sentence

The micrometer measurements in this case could be made at least as rapidly as measurements of kymograph curves.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
By the kymograph respirations were found to become shallower in proportion to their frequency.
On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote|A. Mueller

British Dictionary definitions for kymograph

kymograph

cymograph

/ (ˈkaɪməˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

med a rotatable drum for holding paper on which a tracking stylus continuously records variations in blood pressure, respiratory movements, etc

phonetics this device as applied to the measurement of variations in the muscular action of the articulatory organs

an instrument for recording the angular oscillations of an aircraft in flight

Derived forms of kymograph

kymographic or cymographic, adjective

Word Origin for kymograph

C20: from Greek kuma wave + -graph

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