ondograph

American

[on-duh-graf, -grahf] / ˈɒn dəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

an instrument for graphically recording oscillatory variations, as in alternating currents.

ondograph British

/ ˈɒndəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

an instrument for producing a graphical recording of an alternating current by measuring the charge imparted to a capacitor at different points in the cycle

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Etymology

Origin of ondograph

< French ondographe, equivalent to onde wave (< Latin unda ) + -o- -o- + -graphe -graph

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