meteorograph
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- meteorographic adjective
- meteorography noun
Etymology
Origin of meteorograph
First recorded in 1770–80; meteoro(logy) + -graph
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
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
Without the meteorograph, rigid accuracy in the observation of shooting stars is unattainable, and rigid accuracy is the sine quâ non for obtaining exact knowledge.
From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Clerke, Agnes M. (Agnes Mary)
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