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spirograph

[ spahy-ruh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. an instrument for recording respiratory movements.


spirograph

/ -ˌɡræf; ˈspaɪrəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. med an instrument for recording the movements of breathing
“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


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Derived Forms

  • ˌspiroˈgraphic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • spi·ro·graph·ic [spahy-r, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

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Example Sentences

The NFL’s account of her report is like a spirograph in which everything circles into a single invisible point.

"If only life were so simple. It's like a spirograph. A thousand cycles that interact in a big mess."

I don't particularly care for the film's moments of laboured symbolism – Saul Bass's spirograph credits for instance, or the celebrated nightmare sequence.

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