electrograph

[ ih-lek-truh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a curve or plot automatically traced by the action of an electric device, as an electrometer or an electrically controlled pen.
2. Printing. an apparatus for engraving metal plates on cylinders used in printing.
3. Telecommunications.
   1. an apparatus for electrically transmitting pictures.
   2. a picture produced by such a device.

electrograph

/ ˌiːlɛk-; -ˌɡræf; ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌɡrɑːf; ɪlɛkˈtrɒɡrəfɪ; ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. an apparatus for engraving metal printing cylinders, esp in gravure printing
2. the equipment used for the electrical transmission of pictures
3. 1. a recording electrometer
   2. a graph produced by this instrument
4. a visual record of the surface composition of a metal, obtained by placing an electrolyte-soaked paper over the metal and passing a current through the paper to an electrode on the other side

Derived Forms

• eˌlectroˈgraphically, adverb
• electrography, noun
• electrographic, adjective

Other Words From

• e·lec·tro·graph·ic [ih-lek-tr, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• e·lec·trog·ra·phy [ih-lek-, trog, -r, uh, -fee, ee-lek-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrograph¹

First recorded in 1830–40; electro- + -graph

Example Sentences

The electrograph opposite my abode was an advertisement of "Sarcey's Fluid," some sort of a disinfectant; and as we approached it Archie looked up.

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They were answering calls for electrograph and viewplate records on all sorts of subjects from all sections of the city.

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What we see is the reflection or the electrograph of what she once was.

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It came, this flash of illumination, in exactly the same manner as the changing of the electrograph before my eyes—and, as you will see in a moment, with the same bloody apostrophe.

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