oscillograph
Etymology
From oscillo- + -graph.
noun
- An instrument for measuring alternating or varying electric current in terms of current and voltage; an oscilloscope.“With Dr. Ewing brainstorming and Dr. Worzel leading the designers, the team slapped together precursors of more precisely manufactured measuring devices: a camera to take photos thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface, with a coffee-can lid for a flash reflector and a thick, diner-style drinking glass as its casing; a seismograph timed by a modified railroad pocket watch; an oscillograph, to r”