Oscillographic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Oscillograph \Os"cil*lo*graph\, n. [L. oscillare to swing +
     -graph.] (Elec.)
     An apparatus for recording or indicating alternating-current
     wave forms or other electrical oscillations, especially of
     voltages or currents; it usually consists of a galvanometer
     with strong field, in which the mass of the moving part is


     very small and frequency of vibration very high. --
     {Os`cil*lo*graph"ic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]