oscillograph
noun
os·cil·lo·graph
ä-ˈsi-lə-ˌgraf 
ə-
: an instrument for recording alternating current wave forms or other electrical oscillations
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Looking more closely at the oscillograph, Van Praag found that shots three and four, and then shots seven and eight, are too close together to have been fired by the same gun.
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“Oscillograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oscillograph. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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oscillograph
noun
os·cil·lo·graph
-ˌgraf
: an instrument for recording alternating current waveforms or other electrical oscillations
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