Meanings
nouncymograph (plural cymographs)
plural cymographs
- An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounscientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)
Similar
Broader
scientific instrument
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From cymo- + -graph. Compare also cyma and cymatium.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
cymograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cymograph
MLA
“cymograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cymograph. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cymograph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cymograph.
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