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magnetograph

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

noun

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


magnetograph

/ -ˌɡræf; mæɡˈniːtəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. a recording magnetometer, usually used for studying variations in the earth's magnetic field
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

magnetograph

/ ă-ŧō-ă′ /

  1. A recording of the strength and direction of a magnetic field made by a magnetometer.
  2. Also called magnetogram
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Ա·ٴ·· [mag-nee-t, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of magnetograph1

First recorded in 1840–50; magneto- + -graph
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Example Sentences

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In 1887, the magnetographs registered the Riviera earthquake at these and several other observatories, the distribution of which is shown in Fig.

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The first was, that as we advanced to the west we were leaving the South Magnetic Pole, and I was anxious to have our magnetographs running as near the latter as possible.

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In all the magnetographs, the record is made on photographic paper, which travels so slowly that the time of a movement can only be ascertained to the nearest minute.

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Far beyond the limits of the disturbed area, however, the long slow waves sped over the surface, disturbing magnetographs and other delicate instruments.

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M. Offret does not include Nice in his list of observatories at which magnetographs were disturbed.

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