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spirograph

[spahy-ruh-graf, -grahf]
noun
  1. an instrument for recording respiratory movements.

Origin of spirograph

spiro-1 + -graph
Related formsspi·ro·graph·ic [spahy-ruh-graf-ik] /ˌspaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective
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Contemporary Examples of spirograph

  • Other coats were quiet and subdued from the back and aglow with Spirograph patterns on the front.

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    Robin Givhan

    September 23, 2011

British Dictionary definitions for spirograph

spirograph

noun
  1. med an instrument for recording the movements of breathing
Derived Formsspirographic, adjective
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spirograph in Medicine

spirograph

[spī′rə-grăf′]
n.
  1. An instrument for registering the depth and rapidity of respiratory movements.
Related formsspi′ro•graph′ic adj.spi•rog′ra•phy (spī-rŏg′rə-fē) n.
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