grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia +
(Greek: to scratch; to write, to record, to draw, to describe; that which is written or described)
As indicated at the bottom of this page, there are at least 1,140 graphic word groups in this unit. Such an extensive listing is provided to show how significant the grapho- element is to the English language.
oscillographous
1. The study of the records made by an oscillograph.
2. The use of oscillographs.
oscillography
The study of the records made by an oscillograph (an instrument that records oscillations, usually electrical).
osteography
Description of the bones; descriptive osteology.
otography
A written description of the ears.
ozograph
An apparatus that indicates the estimation of the quantity of ozone in the atmosphere.
ozography
A description about the presence or amount of ozone.
ozonography
Written description of the amount of atmospheric ozone.
palatograph
An instrument used in palatography or a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation; especially, by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
palatography
1. The recording position of the tongue against the hard palate during speech.
2. The recording of the movements of the palate in speech.
palatomyography
The recording of muscular movements of the palate (the horizontal structure separating the mouth and the nasal cavity or the roof of the mouth).
pale-ethnography, pale-ethnographer
The written descriptions of extinct members of the genus Homo sapiens by means of their fossil remains.
paleobiography, palaeobiography
The written descriptions of the distribution of fossil plants and/or animals.
paleogeography
1. The study of the geographic features of past.
2. The geography of ancient times or of a particular past geological epoch.
paleograph
An ancient manuscript.
paleography
1. The study and scholarly interpretation of earlier, especially ancient, writing and forms of writing.
2. The study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them).
Related "writing" word units:
glypto-;
gram-;
scrib-, script-.
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