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kymograph

[ kahy-muh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

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


kymograph

/ ˈkaɪməˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf /

noun

  1. med a rotatable drum for holding paper on which a tracking stylus continuously records variations in blood pressure, respiratory movements, etc
  2. phonetics this device as applied to the measurement of variations in the muscular action of the articulatory organs
  3. an instrument for recording the angular oscillations of an aircraft in flight
“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

  • ˌkymoˈgraphic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ky·mo·graph·ic [kahy-m, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kymograph1

First recorded in 1865–70; kymo- + -graph
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kymograph1

C20: from Greek kuma wave + -graph
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Example Sentences

The whole was connected up with a kymograph.

But this necessitated such rapid revolution of the drum of the kymograph that the curves were not compact enough for purposes of demonstration.

By the kymograph respirations were found to become shallower in proportion to their frequency.

The excursions of the tambour pointer as recorded on the smoked paper of the kymograph give a true picture of the respiration rate.

By tapping out rhythms on a kymograph, he determined the well-known 'Taktgleichheit' of the feet in scanned verse, and noted a number of facts about the time relations of the different unit groups.

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