kymograph
kymograph · kymographs
A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as…A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
Meaning
1 sensesA device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.
scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)
Origin
From kymo- + -graph.From kymo- + -graph.
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Forms
plural: kymographs| Singular | kymograph |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure):cymograph