Meanings
plural electroencephalograms
- medicineA recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph.
Davide Valeriani, senior research officer at University of Essex’s BCI-NE Lab, is using an electroencephalogram (EEG)-based BCI to tap into the unconscious minds of people as they make decisions.
2018 January 1, Sarah Marsh, “Neurotechnology, Elon Musk and the goal of human enhancement”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Englishencephalogram
- Englishelectroencephalogram
From electro- + encephalogram.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan electroencefalograma
- electroencefalogramaa recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Chinese Mandarin 腦電圖 /脑电图
- 腦電圖 /脑电图 (nǎodiàntú)a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Czech elektroencefalogram
- elektroencefalograma recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Danish elektroencefalogram
- elektroencefalograma recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Dutch elektro-encefalogram
- elektro-encefalograma recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Finnish aivosähkökäyrä, elektroenkefalogrammi
- aivosähkökäyräa recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
- elektroenkefalogrammia recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
- aivokäyräa recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
French électroencéphalogramme
- électroencéphalogrammea recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Greek ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογράφημα
- ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογράφημα (ilektroegkefalográfima)a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Hungarian elektroenkefalogram, EEG
- elektroenkefalograma recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
- EEGa recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Icelandic heilarit, heilalínurit
- heilarita recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
- heilalínurita recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Indonesian elektroensefalogram
- elektroensefalograma recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Italian elettroencefalogramma
- elettroencefalogrammaa recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Norwegian Bokmål elektroencefalogram
- elektroencefalograma recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Spanish electroencefalograma
- electroencefalogramaa recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Swedish elektroencefalogram
- elektroencefalograma recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph
Cite this entry
electroencephalogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroencephalogram
“electroencephalogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroencephalogram. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electroencephalogram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroencephalogram.
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