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oscillograph
os·cil·lo·graph
[
ə síllə gràf
]
(
plural
os·cil·lo·graphs
)
noun
Definition:
machine for recording variations:
a device that produces a visual record of variations between two points or states, e.g. of electric current
[
Late 19th century. < French
oscillographe
"that which swings while writing" < Latin
oscillare
"swing" (see
oscillate
)
]
os·cil·lo·graph·ic
[
ə sìllə gráffik
]
adjective
os·cil·lo·graph·i·cal·ly
[
ə sìllə gráffikəlee
]
adverb
os·cil·log·ra·phy
[
òssə lóggrəfee
]
noun
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os·cil·lo·graph·ic [ ə sìllə gráffik ] adjectiveos·cil·lo·graph·i·cal·ly [ ə sìllə gráffikəlee ] adverbos·cil·log·ra·phy [ òssə lóggrəfee ] noun
