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sonograph

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An instrument that produces sonograms

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

an instrument that uses the differential transmission and reflection of ultrasonic waves in order to provide an image of a bodily organ

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: instrument

Narrower terms: echocardiograph, echoencephalograph

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh2- Proto-Indo-European *swónh2os Latin sonus English sono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English sonograph From sono- + -graph.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: sonograf — instrument that produces sonograms