OSCILLOGRAPHS

Noun

oscillographs

plural of oscillograph

Source: Wiktionary


OSCILLOGRAPH

Os"cil*lo*graph, n. [L. oscillare to swing + -graph.] (Elec.)

Definition: An apparatus for recording or indicating alternating-current wave forms or other electrical oscillations, usually consisting 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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