electrograph
(ɪˈlɛktrəʊgrɑːf, -æ-)
[f. electro- + Gr. -γράϕος that writes.]
† 1. (See quot.) Obs.
| 1840 Spencer Multipl. Wks. of Art by Electr. Pref. 8 The instruments themselves [for producing electrotypes] should be called ‘electrographs’. |
2. An instrument for registering electrical conditions; the automatic record of an electrometer.
| 1881 G. M. Whipple in Nature XXIII. 349 This want of accordance between the electrograph and magnetographs was, etc. |
Hence electroˈgraphic a.
| 1868 B. J. Lossing Hudson 191 From his study he has electro⁓graphic communication with all parts of the United States. |