brontograph

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noun

A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.

OriginAncient Greek βροντή →
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Meanings

nounbrontograph (plural brontographs)

plural brontographs

  1. A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
  2. An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβροντή“thunder”
  2. Englishbrontograph

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) + -graph.

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APA

brontograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brontograph

MLA

“brontograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brontograph. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brontograph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brontograph.

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