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

• meteorography
  noun
• meteorographic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of meteorograph

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

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Example Sentences

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meteorograph

Its Secci meteorograph, which had attracted much attention at Paris, was estimated to have cost 15,000 francs.

From The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments by Robert P. Multhauf

When the meteorograph is hidden by clouds, the height above the last point trigonometrically determined is computed from the barometer record by Laplace's formula.

From Sounding the Ocean of Air by A. Lawrence Rotch

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

Another meteorograph, constructed by Mr. Fergusson, records the velocity of the wind in addition to the three other elements, and it weighs no more than the French instrument.

From Sounding the Ocean of Air by A. Lawrence Rotch

If they were visible, trigonometrical measurements on the hill enable the place of descent to be located, and then the kites and meteorograph are sent for and the wire is reeled up.

From Sounding the Ocean of Air by A. Lawrence Rotch

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