X-Y recorder

noun

A device that plots a two-dimensional graph of the relationship between variables.

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Meanings

nounX-Y recorder (plural X-Y recorders)

plural X-Y recorders

  1. A device that plots a two-dimensional graph of the relationship between variables.

Origin

From the letters X and Y used to denote the axes of a graph.

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APA

X-Y recorder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/X-Y%20recorder

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“X-Y recorder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/X-Y%20recorder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “X-Y recorder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/X-Y%20recorder.

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