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.
phytography
A written description of plants; descriptive botany.
pictographic
Consisting of, or characterized by, the use of pictographs; "a pictographic script"; "pictographic stage in the development of writing".
pictography, pictograph
1. The use of pictorial symbols to communicate; picture writing with symbols that may be either ideographic or phonetic in function.
2. A picture representing a word or idea; a hieroglyph.
3. A record in hieroglyphic symbols.
4. A pictorial representation of numerical data or relationships, especially a graph, but having each value represented by a proportional number of pictures.
5. A vision test chart for illiterates.
6. A record consisting of pictorial symbols; such as, prehistoric cave drawings.
Two ancient cave dwellers are creating pictographs.
piezograph
A plastic form molded by the tongue, lips, and cheeks in edentulous areas of the mouth.
planetography
A written description of the physical features of a planet.
plethysmograph
An instrument for determining and registering the variations in the size or volume of a limb; such as, the arm or leg, and therefore the variations in the amount of blood in the limb.
plethysmography
Measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
pleurography
Radiography of the pleural cavity (space between the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura or membranes) after injecting contrast medium.
pluviograph
1. A self-registering rain gauge.
2. A branch of meteorology dealing with the automatic registration of the precipitation of rain, snow, etc.
pluviographic
A reference to the descriptions of the precipitation of rain, snow, etc.; and the graphic presentation of precipitation data.
pluviographical
Relating to the descriptions of the precipitation of rain, snow, etc.; and the graphic presentation of precipitation data.
pluviography
The branch of meteorology treating of the automatic registration of the precipitation of rain, snow, etc.; also, the graphic presentation of precipitation data.
pneograph
An instrument invented by Mortimer Granville for indicating the force and character of expiration by means of a light disk suspended in front of the mouth and connected with a needle that makes an automatic tracing.
pneumarthrography, pneumoarthrography
Radiographic examination of a joint following the introduction of air, with or without another contrast medium.
pneumatograph
1. A writing alleged to be done directly by a disembodied spirit, without the hand of a medium or any material instrument.
2. A description of supposed spiritual beings, or of beliefs about them.
Related "writing" word units:
glypto-;
gram-;
scrib-, script-.