SPIROGRAPH Definition & Meaning

spirograph

[ spahy-ruh-graf, -grahf ]

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noun

an instrument for recording respiratory movements.

spirograph

/ -ˌɡræf; ˈspaɪrəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

med an instrument for recording the movements of breathing

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Derived Forms

ˌ��辱��ˈ��󾱳�, adjective

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��辱·��·��·�� [spahy-r, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of spirograph¹

spiro- ¹ + -graph

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The NFL’s account of her report is like a spirograph in which everything circles into a single invisible point.

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"If only life were so simple. It's like a spirograph. A thousand cycles that interact in a big mess."

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I don't particularly care for the film's moments of laboured symbolism – Saul Bass's spirograph credits for instance, or the celebrated nightmare sequence.

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