automatographn.

Brit.

/ˌɔːtəˈmatəɡrɑːf/,

/ˌɔːtəˈmatəɡraf/, U.S.

/ˌɔdəˈmædəˌɡræf/,

/ˌɔdoʊˈmædəˌɡræf/,

/ˌɑdəˈmædəˌɡræf/,

/ˌɑdoʊˈmædəˌɡræf/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek αὐτόματος , -graph comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek αὐτόματος acting of itself (see automaton n.) + -graph comb. form.

Now historical.

A scientific form of the planchette (planchette n. 3) used for recording involuntary movements of the hand and arm.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > psychology > experimental psychology > measurement of mental states > experimental device > [noun] > for recording hand or arm movement

automatograph1892

1892 J. Jastrow in Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 4 400 This apparatus enables us to record all movement in the horizontal plane, and, inasmuch as its chief purpose is to write slight involuntary movements, we have given it the name of the automatograph and may speak of such a record as an automatogram.

1901 E. B. Titchener Exper. Psychol. I. i. 95 Automatograph. This consists of a light but strong board,..carrying at one end a small block of wood,..hollowed out to take the elbow, and pierced at the other end by a circular hole, through which the stylus passes.

1914 B. Sidis Found. Normal & Abnormal Psychol. ii. vi. 271 When the subject's hand is put on the automatograph, and the subject begins to think, the pen of the automatograph begins to move and write.

2002 D. M. Wegner Illusion Conscious Will iv. 123 The automatograph revealed a variety of interesting movement tendencies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	automatograph
释义	automatographn. Brit. /ˌɔːtəˈmatəɡrɑːf/, /ˌɔːtəˈmatəɡraf/, U.S. /ˌɔdəˈmædəˌɡræf/, /ˌɔdoʊˈmædəˌɡræf/, /ˌɑdəˈmædəˌɡræf/, /ˌɑdoʊˈmædəˌɡræf/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek αὐτόματος , -graph comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek αὐτόματος acting of itself (see automaton n.) + -graph comb. form. Now historical. A scientific form of the planchette (planchette n. 3) used for recording involuntary movements of the hand and arm. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > psychology > experimental psychology > measurement of mental states > experimental device > [noun] > for recording hand or arm movement automatograph1892 1892 J. Jastrow in Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 4 400 This apparatus enables us to record all movement in the horizontal plane, and, inasmuch as its chief purpose is to write slight involuntary movements, we have given it the name of the automatograph and may speak of such a record as an automatogram. 1901 E. B. Titchener Exper. Psychol. I. i. 95 Automatograph. This consists of a light but strong board,..carrying at one end a small block of wood,..hollowed out to take the elbow, and pierced at the other end by a circular hole, through which the stylus passes. 1914 B. Sidis Found. Normal & Abnormal Psychol. ii. vi. 271 When the subject's hand is put on the automatograph, and the subject begins to think, the pen of the automatograph begins to move and write. 2002 D. M. Wegner Illusion Conscious Will iv. 123 The automatograph revealed a variety of interesting movement tendencies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1892
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