grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia +
(Greek: to scratch; to write, to record, to draw, to describe; that which is written or described)
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accelerograph
1. An apparatus for recording the succession of pressures developed in a power-chamber by the combustion of a charge.
2. An instrument that shows, and records, the acceleration of tremors occurring in an earthquake.
acoustic agraphia
The inability to write from dictation or from what is heard.
acrography
1. The art of making blocks in relief, as a substitute for wood-engraving.
2. A process of making chalk tracery in relief on metal or stone, to obtain from it an electrotype or stereotype.
actinograph, actinography
1. An instrument, invented by Sir J. Herschel in 1838, for recording the variations in the power of the solar rays.
2. An instrument (of which there are various kinds) used for recording actinic power of light, to determine the correct time of exposure for a photographic plates.
actograph, actography
1. A device enabling the amount of movement of an animal placed inside it to be recorded.
2. A record of motor activity.
addressograph
An addressing-machine for printing addresses.
adenography, adenographic
1. A written description of the glandular system.
2. A roentgenography (x-ray) of a gland or glands.
adoxographi, adoxographic (Greek)
Trashy
writing.
A reference to writing without doxa, or glory; that is, writing that would bring no fame or honor to its creator.
aerocystography, pneumocystography
Roentgenography of the bladder after it has been injected with air; also called pneumocystography.
aerograph
1. Any automatic recording instrument for atmospheric measurement that is carried aloft by an aircraft.
2. In general, any self-recording instrument carried aloft by any means to obtain meteorological data.
aerographer
Someone who writes reports about atmospheric conditions.
aerographic, aerographical
A reference to a description of the atmosphere.
aerographics
The branch of meteorology that studies and describes atmospheric conditions.
aerography
1. A written report about atmospheric conditions.
2. The systematic description of air quality.
aeroplethysmograph
An apparatus for measuring respiratory volumes by recording changes in body volume.
Related "writing" word units:
glypto-;
gram-;
scrib-, script-.
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