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oscillograph

oscillograph \oscillograph\ n. 1. a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating .

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oscillograph

n. An instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage.

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oscillograph

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

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Oscillograph

Oscillograph Duddell Moving Coil.png

Oscillograph Time-Index Generator.png

Oscillograph Cinematograph Camera.png

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Top-Left: Duddell moving-coil oscillograph with mirror in oil bath, Top-Middle: Rotating shutter and moving mirror assembly used with Duddell oscillograph, for placing time-index marks next to the waveform pattern. Top-Right: Moving-film camera for recording the waveform. Bottom: Film recording of sparking across switch contacts, as a high-voltage circuit is disconnected.

An oscillograph is an instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage. There are two instruments that are in common use today:

  • Electromagnetic oscillograph
  • Cathode-ray oscilloscope

Usage examples of "oscillograph".

Weissmann with his hair combed in bangs, wearing white silk lounging pajamas, rhinestone pumps, and black eyeholes and lips, to steal another oscillograph roll.

Their oscillographs showed the same picture and the observers had drawn the same conclusions about their instruments as Sgt.

He was certain that the situation in this vicinity would remain quiet from now on and he reproached the guard for reporting the next morning that one of the oscillographs placed on the other hill had registered a colorful pattern on its screen.

He imagined how desperately they would watch the hypercom sine waves on the oscillograph, utterly unable to understand why they could not get any rational sounds although they had determined the pulse-bursts and scrambler timing to the fifth decimal place.