What does Kymograph mean?

Definitions for Kymograph
ˈkaɪ məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑfky·mo·graph

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. kymograph, cymographnoun

    scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)

Wiktionary

  1. kymographnoun

    A device that gives a graphical representation of a variation in a phenomenon such as blood pressure over time, using a pen on a rotating drum.

Wikipedia

  1. Kymograph

    A kymograph (from Greek κῦμα, swell or wave + γραφή, writing; also called a kymographion) is an analog device that draws a graphical representation of spatial position over time in which a spatial axis represents time. It basically consists of a revolving drum wrapped with a sheet of paper on which a stylus moves back and forth recording perceived changes of phenomena such as motion or pressure.The kymograph was initially a mechanical and hydraulic device, invented by German physiologist Carl Ludwig in the 1840s, and found its first use as a means to monitor blood pressure. The blood pressure was conveyed by hydraulics and levers to move a stylus that scratched a white trace into soot-covered paper on the revolving drum. Time is represented by the drum's rotation rate, and was recorded by a further stylus driven by a clock or tuning fork. The kymograph almost immediately became the central instrument in physiology and physiology education. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, researchers and technicians devised many improvements to the device, plus numerous new sensory components to measure a wide range of physiological phenomena such as breathing, muscle movement, speech. New detection and registration systems included electrical and electronic methods, and plotted in ink.Kymographs were also used outside medical science to measure atmospheric pressure, tuning fork vibrations, the functioning of steam engines, animal habits and the movement of molecules in cells.

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  1. kymograph

    A kymograph is a scientific instrument used to record spatial position over time. It creates a visual graph, often in the form of a wave, that can depict changes and periodic motions in physiological conditions like heartbeat rate, blood pressure, muscle contraction or respiratory patterns. The changes are registered as tracings on a revolving drum or disc.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Kymographnoun

    an instrument for measuring, and recording graphically, the pressure of the blood in any of the blood vessels of a living animal; -- called also kymographion

  2. Etymology: [Gr. wave + -graph.]

Wikidata

  1. Kymograph

    A kymograph is a device that gives a graphical representation of spatial position over time in which a spatial axis represents time. It basically consists of a revolving drum wrapped with a sheet of paper on which a stylus moves back and forth recording perceived changes of phenomena such as motion or pressure. It was invented by German physiologist Carl Ludwig in the 1840s and found its first use as a means to intrusively monitor blood pressure, and has found several applications in the field of medicine. Its primary use was to measure phenomena such as changes in muscular contractions or other physiological processes, including speech sounds. Kymographs were also used to measure atmospheric pressure, tuning fork vibrations, and the functioning of steam engines.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Kymograph

    kī′mō-graf, n. an instrument for measuring the pressure of fluids, esp. of blood in a blood-vessel.—adj. Kymograph′ic. [Gr. kyma, a wave, graphein, to write.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Kymograph in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Kymograph in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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