magnetograph

American  

[mag-nee-tuh-graf, -grahf] / mægˈni təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a recording magnetometer, used especially for recording variations in the earth's magnetic field.

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magnetograph British  

/ -ˌɡræf, mæɡˈniːtəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a recording magnetometer, usually used for studying variations in the earth's magnetic field

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magnetograph Scientific  

/ măg-nē′tō-grăf′ /

1. A recording of the strength and direction of a magnetic field made by a magnetometer.

2. Also called magnetogram

3. See magnetometer

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Other Word Forms

• magnetographic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of magnetograph

First recorded in 1840–50; magneto- + -graph

Example Sentences

Thus a steady temperature was maintained; a most desirable feature in a magnetograph house.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir

For the "absolute hut" there were only scrap materials available; the "magnetograph house," alone, had been brought complete.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir