Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oscillograph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-cil-lo-graph
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage; an oscilloscope.

Example Sentences

"With Dr. Ewing brainstorming and Dr. Worzel leading the designers, the team slapped together precursors of more precisely manufactured measuring devices: a camera to take photos thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface, with a coffee-can lid for a flash reflector and a thick, diner-style drinking glass as its casing; a seismograph timed by a modified railroad pocket watch; an oscillograph, to record electrical changes, run by a motor from a toy electric train."

Etymology

From oscillo- + -graph.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: oscillo
Suffix: graph

Inflected Forms

oscillographs (plural)

Questions

What does oscillograph mean?: An instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage; an oscilloscope.
Where does oscillograph come from?: From oscillo- + -graph.

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