kymograph

[ kahy-muh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈkaɪ məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.

Also cymograph.

Origin of kymograph

First recorded in 1865–70; kymo- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM kymograph

ky·mo·graph·ic

[kahy-muh-graf-ik], /ˌkaɪ məˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby kymograph

kylix, Kyloe, kymatism, kymo-, kymogram, kymograph, Kymric, Kymry, Kynewulf, kynurenic acid, kynureninase

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Example sentences from the Web for kymograph

The micrometer measurements in this case could be made at least as rapidly as measurements of kymograph curves.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
By the kymograph respirations were found to become shallower in proportion to their frequency.
On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote|A. Mueller

British Dictionary definitions for kymograph

kymograph

cymograph

/ (ˈkaɪməˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

med a rotatable drum for holding paper on which a tracking stylus continuously records variations in blood pressure, respiratory movements, etc

phonetics this device as applied to the measurement of variations in the muscular action of the articulatory organs

an instrument for recording the angular oscillations of an aircraft in flight

Derived forms of kymograph

kymographic or cymographic, adjective

Word Origin for kymograph

C20: from Greek kuma wave + -graph

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Medical definitions for kymograph

kymograph

[ kī′mə-grăf′ ]

n.

An instrument for recording variations in pressure, as of the blood, or in tension, as of a muscle, by means of a pen or stylus that marks a rotating drum.

Other words from kymograph

ky′mo•graph′ic adj.ky′mo•gram′ (-grăm′) n.ky•mog′ra•phy (-mŏg′rə-fē) n.

单词	kymograph
释义	kymograph [ kahy-muh-graf, -grahf ] / ˈkaɪ məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf / noun an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse. Also cymograph. Origin of kymograph First recorded in 1865–70; kymo- + -graph OTHER WORDS FROM kymograph ky·mo·graph·ic [kahy-muh-graf-ik], /ˌkaɪ məˈgræf ɪk/, adjective Words nearby kymograph kylix, Kyloe, kymatism, kymo-, kymogram, kymograph, Kymric, Kymry, Kynewulf, kynurenic acid, kynureninase Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kymograph The micrometer measurements in this case could be made at least as rapidly as measurements of kymograph curves. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1\|Various By the kymograph respirations were found to become shallower in proportion to their frequency. On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote\|A. Mueller British Dictionary definitions for kymograph kymograph cymograph / (ˈkaɪməˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) / noun med a rotatable drum for holding paper on which a tracking stylus continuously records variations in blood pressure, respiratory movements, etc phonetics this device as applied to the measurement of variations in the muscular action of the articulatory organs an instrument for recording the angular oscillations of an aircraft in flight Derived forms of kymograph kymographic or cymographic, adjective Word Origin for kymograph C20: from Greek kuma wave + -graph Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for kymograph kymograph [ kī′mə-grăf′ ] n. An instrument for recording variations in pressure, as of the blood, or in tension, as of a muscle, by means of a pen or stylus that marks a rotating drum. Other words from kymograph ky′mo•graph′ic adj.ky′mo•gram′ (-grăm′) n.ky•mog′ra•phy (-mŏg′rə-fē) n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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