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CYMOGRAPH
kymograph, cymograph
(noun) scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
cymograph (plural cymographs)
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
Source: Wiktionary
Cy"mo*graph, n. [Cyma + -graph.] (a) An instrument for making tracings of the outline or contour of profiles, moldings, etc. (b) Var. of Kymograph. --Cy`mo*graph"ic (#), a.
Cy"mo*graph, v. t.
Definition: To trace or copy with a cymograph.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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