an instrument that produces a graphic representation of sound
Word origin
[1955–60; sono- + -graph]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, geodesic dome, life-support, opioid, rite of passage-graph is a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph). It is specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the writtenproduct of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph)
Examples of 'sonograph' in a sentence
sonograph
Liver abscesses were initially diagnosed by sonograph in selected patients who were younger than 18 years.
Chun-Chun Chuang, Shu-Fen Wu, An-Chyi Chen, Ming-Feng Tsai, Ching-Yuang Lin, WalterChen 2012, 'Pitfalls in a Sonographic Diagnosis of Liver Abscess in Children', Pediatrics and Neonatologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957212000071. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)