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graphical record

DEFINITIONS OF: graphical record

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n a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes

Synonyms:
graph
Types:
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seismogram
the graphical record of an earth tremor made by using a seismograph
characterisic function, characteristic curve
(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters
ballistocardiogram
a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph
echoencephalogram
a graphical image of the brain produced by an echoencephalograph
echocardiogram
a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph
ECG, EKG, cardiogram, electrocardiogram
a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
EEG, electroencephalogram, encephalogram
a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
electroretinogram
a graphical recording of the electrical activity of the retina that results when light is flashed into the eye
Laffer curve
a graph purporting to show the relation between tax rates and government income; income increases as tax rates increase up to an optimum beyond which income declines
learning curve
a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall)
myogram
a graphical recording of muscle activity
pattern, radiation diagram, radiation pattern
graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle
tachogram
a graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph
thermogram
a graphical record produced by a thermograph
exponential curve
a graph of an exponential function
frequency-response characteristic, frequency-response curve
(electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency
EMG, electromyogram
a graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions
Type of:
visual communication
communication that relies on vision
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