n.
A device that records oscillations, as of an electric current and voltage.
[OSCILL(ATION) + -GRAPH.]
oscillographic os·cil'lo·graph'ic adj.oscillographically os·cil'lo·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
oscillography os'cil·log'ra·phy (ŏs'ə-lŏg'rə-fē) n.
oscillograph
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os·cil·lo·graph (ə-sĭl'ə-grăf') 
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n.
A device that records oscillations, as of an electric current and voltage.
oscillographically os·cil'lo·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
oscillography os'cil·log'ra·phy (ŏs'ə-lŏg'rə-fē) n.
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(ə-sĭl'ə-grăf')
n.
os'cil·log'ra·phy (ŏs'ə-lŏg'rə-fē) n.
n.
A device that records oscillations, as of an electric current and voltage.
os·cil'lo·graph'ic adj.os'cil·log'ra·phy (ŏs'ə-lŏg'rə-fē) n.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
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An oscillograph is an instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage. There are two instruments that are in common use today:
References
- ^ Hawkins Electrical Guide, Theo. Audel and Co., 2nd ed. 1917, vol. 6, Chapter 63: Wave Form Measurement, p. 1858, Fig. 2607
- ^ Hawkins Electrical Guide, Theo. Audel and Co., 2nd ed. 1917, vol. 6, Chapter 63: Wave Form Measurement, p. 1855, Fig. 2620
- ^ Hawkins Electrical Guide, Theo. Audel and Co., 2nd ed. 1917, vol. 6, Chapter 63: Wave Form Measurement, p. 1866, Figs. 2621-2623
- ^ Hawkins Electrical Guide, Theo. Audel and Co., 2nd ed. 1917, vol. 6, Chapter 63: Wave Form Measurement, p. 1867, Fig. 2625
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