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vibrograph

American  
[vahy-bruh-graf, -grahf] / ˈvaɪ brəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

  1. a device for recording mechanical vibrations.

Etymology

Origin of vibrograph

First recorded in 1870–75; vibro- + -graph

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The instrument differs considerably in structure and purpose from the Vibrograph and Phonautograph which preceded it.

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