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kymograph

Syllabification: (ky·mo·graph)
Pronunciation: /ˈkīməˌgraf/
Definition of kymograph

noun

  • an instrument for recording variations in pressure, e.g., in sound waves or in blood within blood vessels, by the trace of a stylus on a rotating cylinder.

Derivatives

kymographic

Pronunciation: /ˌkīməˈgrafik/
adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Greek kuma 'wave' + -graph

kymograph in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of kymograph in the British & World English dictionary