ondograph

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UK/ˈɒndəʊˌɡrɑːf/UK/ˈɒndəʊˌɡræf/US/ˈɑndəˌɡræf/US/ˈɑndəˌɡrɑf/

noun

An instrument for autographically recording the waveforms of varying currents, especially rapidly varying alternating currents.

OriginFrench ondographe →
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Meanings

nounondograph (plural ondographs)

plural ondographs

  1. An instrument for autographically recording the waveforms of varying currents, especially rapidly varying alternating currents.

Origin

  1. Frenchondographe
  2. Englishondograph

Borrowed from French ondographe, from onde (“wave”) + -o- + -graphe.

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Cite this entry
APA

ondograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ondograph

MLA

“ondograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ondograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ondograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ondograph.

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