SPIROGRAPH

spirograph

(noun) a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spirograph (plural spirographs)

(medicine) an instrument for measuring and recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements

Noun

Spirograph (plural Spirographs)

A geometric drawing toy consisting of a set of plastic gears and toothed rings.

Source: Wiktionary


Spi"ro*graph, n. Etym: [L. spirare to breathe + -graph.] (Physiol.)

Definition: An instrument for recording the respiratory movements, as the sphygmograph does those of the pulse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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