"brontograph" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brontographs [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) + -graph. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|βροντή||thunder}} Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”), {{suffix|en||graph}} + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} brontograph (plural brontographs)
  1. A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
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  2. An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
    Sense id: en-brontograph-en-noun-o9XRdp~z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -graph, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 26 74 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

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