oscillograph

noun

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

Roots

oscillumoscillo- · Latin · swing, oscillate grapheingraph- · Greek · to write, record

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Where does oscillograph come from?

The word oscillograph breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: oscillo, from Latin oscillum (“swing, oscillate”); and graph, from Greek graphein (“to write, record”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.