"spirograph" meaning in English

See spirograph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spirographs [plural]
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  1. (medicine) an instrument for measuring and recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements Related terms: spirogram Translations (instrument): spirografi (Finnish), spirograf [masculine] (Polish)

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