Oscillograph

3 definitions found

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

  oscillograph \oscillograph\ n.
     1. a device for making a record of the wave forms of
        fluctuating .
        [WordNet 1.5]

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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oscillograph
       n : a device for making a record of the wave forms of
           fluctuating voltages or currents