noun
- plural of oscillograph; instruments that record oscillations or variations in electrical current, voltage, or other quantities as a graph
Usage: technical; electronics
Examples
- The laboratory was equipped with several oscillographs for measuring electrical signals.
- Engineers used oscillographs to analyze the voltage fluctuations in the circuit.
- The old oscillographs produced paper traces showing the waveforms.
- Modern digital oscillographs have largely replaced the analog versions.
- Students learned to read the output from the oscillographs during their electronics course.
- The technician calibrated the oscillographs before beginning the measurements.