odographn.

Brit.

/ˈɒdəɡrɑːf/,

/ˈɒdəɡraf/, U.S.

/ˈoʊdəˌɡræf/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French odographe.

Etymology: < French odographe (Étienne-Jules Marey, 1878) < ancient Greek ὁδός way (see -ode comb. form²) + French -graphe -graph comb. form. Compare earlier hodograph n.Étienne-Jules Marey (1830–1904) was also the inventor of the device.

Now historical.

A device for automatically recording the course of a vehicle. Also (in early use): an instrument for measuring the length of stride of a person, animal, etc., and the number of paces taken. See odometer n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > machine for registering paces

odograph1879

1879 Nature 6 Mar. 439/1 By means of the apparatus..which I call Odograph..a waggon..traces the curve of its movement with all its variations.

1881 Manufacturer & Builder Aug. 187/3 An instrument called the odograph..has called attention to the question of high or low heels for boots and shoes... Scientific observation, as evidenced by the odograph,..condemns tight-fitting boots and high heels.

1948 R. R. Palmer et al. Procurem. & Training of Ground Combat Troops 248 Beginning in 1943 the schools trained teams to operate the odograph and radio-controlled airplane target.

2000 W. B. Breuer Secret Weapons of World War II iv. 139 Other devices to facilitate amphibious landings were developed, such as..odographs, and gyrocompasses.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	odograph
释义	odographn. Brit. /ˈɒdəɡrɑːf/, /ˈɒdəɡraf/, U.S. /ˈoʊdəˌɡræf/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French odographe. Etymology: < French odographe (Étienne-Jules Marey, 1878) < ancient Greek ὁδός way (see -ode comb. form²) + French -graphe -graph comb. form. Compare earlier hodograph n.Étienne-Jules Marey (1830–1904) was also the inventor of the device. Now historical. A device for automatically recording the course of a vehicle. Also (in early use): an instrument for measuring the length of stride of a person, animal, etc., and the number of paces taken. See odometer n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > machine for registering paces odograph1879 1879 Nature 6 Mar. 439/1 By means of the apparatus..which I call Odograph..a waggon..traces the curve of its movement with all its variations. 1881 Manufacturer & Builder Aug. 187/3 An instrument called the odograph..has called attention to the question of high or low heels for boots and shoes... Scientific observation, as evidenced by the odograph,..condemns tight-fitting boots and high heels. 1948 R. R. Palmer et al. Procurem. & Training of Ground Combat Troops 248 Beginning in 1943 the schools trained teams to operate the odograph and radio-controlled airplane target. 2000 W. B. Breuer Secret Weapons of World War II iv. 139 Other devices to facilitate amphibious landings were developed, such as..odographs, and gyrocompasses. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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