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

The time of making each angular measurement is noted, so that the corresponding point on the trace of the meteorograph may be found.

From Sounding the Ocean of Air by Rotch, A. Lawrence

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 Rotch, A. Lawrence

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 Multhauf, Robert P.

When the meteorograph was ascending, dots indicate the recorded temperatures and humidities, which are each connected respectively by continuous lines; when the meteorograph was descending, crosses indicate the observations, which are connected by broken lines.

From Sounding the Ocean of Air by Rotch, A. Lawrence