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spirograph

[ spahy-ruh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈspaɪ rəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

an instrument for recording respiratory movements.

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Origin of spirograph

spiro-1 + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM spirograph

spi·ro·graph·ic [spahy-ruh-graf-ik], /ˌspaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby spirograph

spirochaetosis, spirochete, spirochetemia, spirochetosis, spirogram, spirograph, spirogyra, spiroid, spirometer, spironolactone, spiroplasma
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British Dictionary definitions for spirograph

spirograph
/ (ˈspaɪrəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

med an instrument for recording the movements of breathing

Derived forms of spirograph

spirographic, adjective
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Medical definitions for spirograph

spirograph
[ spī′rə-grăf′ ]

n.

An instrument for registering the depth and rapidity of respiratory movements.

Other words from spirograph

spi′ro•graph′ic adj.spi•rog′ra•phy (spī-rŏg′rə-fē) n.
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