oscillograph

American  

[uh-sil-uh-graf, -grahf] / əˈsɪl əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

Electricity.

1. a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.

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oscillograph British  

/ ɒˌsɪləˈɡræfɪk, ˌɒsɪˈlɒɡrəfɪ, ɒˈsɪləˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. a device for producing a graphical record of the variation of an oscillating quantity, such as an electric current

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Other Word Forms

• oscillographic adjective
• oscillography noun

Etymology

Origin of oscillograph

First recorded in 1870–75; oscill(ate) + -o- + -graph

Example Sentences

When the imitation bat sounded louder, as if it were closing in, the moth's ear responded more strongly, covering the face of the oscillograph with trains of wiggly warning lines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Haematometharmozograph is a ten-dollar name for a simple two-hundred dollar contrivance made from an electric light bulb, a photoelectric cell and an oscillograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under Dr. Robinson's direction were brought out the oscillograph, the mercury arc rectifier, the photophone.

From Time Magazine Archive

From the traces on their oscillograph, the biologists could tell whether an invisible bat was approaching or flying away.

From Time Magazine Archive

When a current is to be measured by the oscillograph, it is passed through the turn of wire in the magnetic field.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster