magnetograph

[ mag-nee-tuh-graf, -grahf ]

noun
  1. a recording magnetometer, used especially for recording variations in the earth's magnetic field.

Origin of magnetograph

1
First recorded in 1840–50; magneto- + -graph

Other words from magnetograph

  • mag·ne·to·graph·ic [mag-nee-tuh-graf-ik], /mægˌni təˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby magnetograph

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How to use magnetograph in a sentence

  • Webb and his assistants were beginning to make quite a display at the magnetograph House.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • Thus a steady temperature was maintained; a most desirable feature in a magnetograph house.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • All hands joined in building a solid stone outside of the magnetograph House.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • Webb and Stillwell, assisted by others, had commenced to build the magnetograph House.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
  • For one thing every man had carried boulders to the great stockade surrounding the magnetograph House.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for magnetograph

magnetograph

/ (mæɡˈniːtəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /


noun
  1. a recording magnetometer, usually used for studying variations in the earth's magnetic field

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Scientific definitions for magnetograph

magnetograph

[ măg-nētō-grăf′ ]


  1. A recording of the strength and direction of a magnetic field made by a magnetometer. Also called magnetogram See magnetometer.

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