Meanings
nounelectroencephalograph (plural electroencephalographs)
plural electroencephalographs
- medicineAn instrument used for recording electrical brain activity.
Origin
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Englishencephalograph
- Englishelectroencephalograph
From electro- + encephalograph.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογράφος
- ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογράφος (ilektroegkefalográfos)an instrument used for recording of electrical brain activity
Hungarian elektroenkefalográf, EEG
- elektroenkefalográfan instrument used for recording of electrical brain activity
- EEGan instrument used for recording of electrical brain activity
Polish elektroencefalograf
- elektroencefalografan instrument used for recording of electrical brain activity
Cite this entry
APA
electroencephalograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroencephalograph
MLA
“electroencephalograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroencephalograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electroencephalograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroencephalograph.
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