electroencephalograph

noun

elec·​tro·​en·​ceph·​a·​lo·​graph i-ˌlek-trō-in-ˈse-f(ə-)lə-ˌgraf 

: an apparatus for detecting and recording brain waves

electroencephalographer

i-ˌlek-trō-in-ˌse-fə-ˈlä-grə-fər 

noun

electroencephalographic

i-ˌlek-trō-in-ˌse-f(ə-)lə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

electroencephalographically

i-ˌlek-trō-in-ˌse-f(ə-)lə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

electroencephalography

i-ˌlek-trō-in-ˌse-f(ə-)lə-ˈlä-grə-fē 

noun

Examples of electroencephalograph in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the mice slept, the researchers watched the rodents’ brain activity on an electroencephalograph, or EEG, and recorded the animals’ blood pressures and heart and respiratory rates. —Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2019

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

electroencephalograph

noun

elec·​tro·​en·​ceph·​a·​lo·​graph i-ˌlek-trō-en-ˈsef-ə-lə-ˌgraf 

: an apparatus for detecting and recording brain waves

electroencephalographic

-en-ˌsef-ə-lə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

electroencephalography

-ˌsef-ə-ˈläg-rə-fē 

noun

Medical Definition

electroencephalograph

noun

elec·​tro·​en·​ceph·​a·​lo·​graph -ˌgraf 

: an apparatus for detecting and recording brain waves

called also encephalograph

electroencephalographic

-ˌsef-ə-lə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

electroencephalographically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

electroencephalography

-ˈläg-rə-fē 

noun

plural electroencephalographies