automatograph

automatograph
/aw'teuh mat"euh graf', -grahf'/, n.
a device for recording involuntary bodily movements.
[1890-95; < Gk autómato(s) self-moving (see AUTOMATON) + -GRAPH]

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  • automatograph — n. device for recording unintentional bodily movements …   English contemporary dictionary

  • automatograph — au·to·mat·o·graph …   English syllables

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