vectorcardiography

noun

A method of recording the magnitude and direction of the electrical forces generated by the heart by means of a continuous series of vectors that form curving lines around a central point.

OriginEnglish cardiography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō →
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Meanings

nounvectorcardiography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA method of recording the magnitude and direction of the electrical forces generated by the heart by means of a continuous series of vectors that form curving lines around a central point.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéǵʰeti
  3. Proto-Italic*weɣō
  4. Latinvehō
  5. Latinvector
  6. Englishvector
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  10. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  11. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  12. Englishcardio-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  14. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  15. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  16. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  17. Englishcardiography
  18. Englishvectorcardiography

From vector + cardiography.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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