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单词 spirograph
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Definition of spirograph in English:

spirograph

noun ˈspʌɪrə(ʊ)ɡrɑːfˈspaɪrəˌɡræf
  • 1An instrument for recording breathing movements.

  • 2Spirographtrademark A toy which is used to draw intricate curved patterns using interlocking plastic cogs and toothed rings of different sizes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • So if you really need to express yourself that bad, go buy yourself an Etch-a-Sketch or Spirograph.
    • Crisscross patterns are fine, but when the outfield starts to resemble a Spirograph design gone crazy, you start to wonder if the groundskeeper has enough to do.
    • Demand shifted in the 1960s to Spirograph, Sindy, Barbie, Action Man and Stylophone.
    • Crisply geometric, these were rendered on an epic scale with that magical tool of childhood, the Spirograph.
    • The Spirograph was a great toy, at least for around a half-hour.

Derivatives

  • spirographic

  • adjectivespʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪkˌspaɪrəˈɡræfɪk
    • 1Relating to or observed by means of a spirograph, a medical instrument used to record breathing movements.

      a lot of information about the patient's condition can be extracted from his spirographic data
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Only male subjects were selected because spirographic reference values are not reliable for females.
      • Obstruction and restriction have been the most frequent spirographic patterns described in these patients.
      • Different spirographic and flow volume curves are shown in Figure 2.
      • she scans the terrain in a 50 foot radius, making spirographic loops
    • 2(of a pattern) intricate and curved.

 
 

Definition of spirograph in US English:

spirograph

nounˈspīrəˌɡrafˈspaɪrəˌɡræf
  • An instrument for recording breathing movements.

 
 
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