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  

/ 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

• oscillography
  noun
• oscillographic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of oscillograph

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

oscillograph

When the two-way fish swam near, a series of regular electrial pulses showed on the oscillograph een.

From Time Magazine Archive

The submarine oscillograph, synchronized with the beacon, throbbed cyclic warnings through the water.

From Time Magazine Archive

Previous-lightning measurement has relied mainly on the oscillograph, which records the changing intensity of a bolt by means of an oscillating electron beam playing on photographic film.

From Time Magazine Archive

This clicking, recorded on magnetic tape and analyzed with an oscillograph, proved to be short bursts of sound about 400 to the second, with only a few waves in each burst.

From Time Magazine Archive

The measuring instrument consisted of an oscillograph of the type described, the transmitter being of the carbon type actuated by a 2-volt battery.

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

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