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KYMOGRAPH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kymograph mean? 

KYMOGRAPH (noun)
  The noun KYMOGRAPH has 1 sense:

1. scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)play

  Familiarity information: KYMOGRAPH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KYMOGRAPH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cymograph; kymograph

Hypernyms ("kymograph" is a kind of...):

scientific instrument (an instrument used by scientists)


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