Meanings
plural electroencephalographies · abbreviation EEG · alternative electro-encephalography
- medicineThe measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.
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Indeed, while many philosophers of language in the 20th century proposed that we think in sentence-like strings of language, use of brain imaging technology like electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocorticography (ECoG) has since revealed that thinking more probably happens in a complex combination of images and associations.
2019 October 24, Oscar Schwartz, “Mind-reading tech? How private companies could gain access to our brains”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Ancient Greekἐν (en)
- Ancient Greekἐν- (en-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰebʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰébʰōl
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰepʰəlā́
- Ancient Greekκεφᾰλή (kephălḗ)
- Ancient Greekἐγκέφᾰλος (enképhălos)
- Englishencephalo-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishelectroencephalography
From electro- + encephalo- + -graphy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque elektroentzefalografia
- elektroentzefalografiameasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Catalan electroencefalograma
- electroencefalogramameasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Chinese Mandarin 腦電描記法 /脑电描记法
- 腦電描記法 /脑电描记法 (nǎodiànmiáojìfǎ)measurement of electrical activity in medicine
Czech elektroencefalografie
- elektroencefalografiemeasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Finnish elektroenkefalografia
- elektroenkefalografiameasurement of electrical activity in medicine
French électroencéphalographie
- électroencéphalographiemeasurement of electrical activity in medicine
German Elektroenzephalografie
- Elektroenzephalografiemeasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Greek ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογραφία
- ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογραφία (ilektroegkefalografía)measurement of electrical activity in medicine
Hungarian elektroenkefalográfia, EEG
- elektroenkefalográfiameasurement of electrical activity in medicine
- EEGmeasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Indonesian elektroensefalografi
- elektroensefalografimeasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Italian elettroencefalografia
- elettroencefalografiameasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Polish elektroencefalografia
- elektroencefalografiameasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Russian электроэнцефалография
- электроэнцефалография (elektroencefalografija)measurement of electrical activity in medicine
Spanish electroencefalografía
- electroencefalografíameasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Swedish elektroencefalografi
- elektroencefalografimeasurement of electrical activity in medicine
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with electroencephalography
Cite this entry
electroencephalography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroencephalography
“electroencephalography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroencephalography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electroencephalography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroencephalography.
Source: electroencephalography on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.