phonautograph.
A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form.
Meaning & usage
A device for recording sound vibrations in a visible form.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- English auto- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English phonautograph From phono- + auto- + -graph.
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