meteorograph

American  

[mee-tee-awr-uh-graf, -grahf, -or-, mee-tee-er-uh-] / ˌmi tiˈɔr əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, -ˈɒr-, ˈmi ti ər ə- /

noun

1. an instrument for automatically recording various meteorological conditions, as barometric pressure and temperature, at the same time.

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meteorograph British  

/ ˈmiːtɪərəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. obsolete an instrument that records various meteorological conditions

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meteorograph Scientific  

/ mē′tē-ôr′ə-grăf′ /

1. An instrument that records simultaneously several meteorological conditions, such as temperature, barometric pressure, rainfall, humidity, and wind direction.

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Other Word Forms

• meteorographic adjective
• meteorography noun

Etymology

Origin of meteorograph

First recorded in 1770–80; meteoro(logy) + -graph

Example Sentences

Cartesian graphs are almost always yielded by automatic recording instruments, such as the barograph, meteorograph, seismometer, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

But the captive balloon is often at a disadvantage, for the wind drives it down, and although the meteorograph mentioned had ingenious devices to neutralize the violent shocks caused by this and by the rebound of the balloon after the gust of wind, yet these impaired the automatic record.

From Project Gutenberg

A meteorograph, recording the atmospheric pressure, air temperature, and relative humidity, was ordered from M. Richard of Paris in 1895, like one already carried by French aeronauts, except that, since for kites lightness is all-essential, M. Richard constructed this triple-recorder for the first time of aluminium, and hereby reduced its weight to 24⁄5 lbs.

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On account of the greater stability and strength of the new kites, the meteorograph is suspended directly from the top kite.

From Project Gutenberg

The Richard meteorograph, contained in an aluminium cage of about a foot cube, weighs less than three pounds, and it is only necessary to screen the thermometer from the sun's rays to obtain the true temperature of the air, since the wind insures a circulation of air around the thermometer.

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