单词 | echograph |
释义 | echograph in British English (ˈɛkəʊˌɡrɑːf) noun a device that uses sonic waves to measure the depth of water echograph in American English (ˈekouˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf) noun 1. a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves 2. a similar device used in ultrasonography to examine internal body structures or monitor fetal development Derived forms echographic (ˌekouˈɡræfɪk) adjective echographically adverb echography (eˈkɑɡrəfi) noun Word origin [1945–50; echo + -graph]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, individual medley, poison pill, shootout, synchronized swimming-graph is a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph). It is specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the writtenproduct of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph) |
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