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electroencephalogram en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /əˌlɛktɹoʊ.ɛnˈsɛfloʊˌɡɹæm/ (US)
  • /əˌlɛktɹoʊ.ənˈsɛfələˌɡɹæm/ (Canada)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English encephalogram English electroencephalogram From electro- + encephalogram.

Meanings

  1. A recording of electrical brain activity (brain waves) made by an electroencephalograph.
    • Davide Valeriani, senior research officer at University of Essex’s BCI-NE Lab, is using an electroencephalogram (EEG)-based BCI to tap into the unconscious minds of people as they make decisions. 2018 January 1, Sarah Marsh, “Neurotechnology, Elon Musk and the goal of human enhancement”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

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electroencephalograms Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

EEG

Relateds

electroencephalograph · electrocorticogram · electroencephalography

Translations (21)

fi aivokäyrä (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · fi elektroenkefalogrammi (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · cmn 腦電圖 /脑电图 (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · nl elektro-encefalogram (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · sv elektroencefalogram (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · id elektroensefalogram (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · ca electroencefalograma (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · es electroencefalograma (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · cs elektroencefalogram (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · is heilarit (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · nb elektroencefalogram (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · hu elektroenkefalogram (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · it elettroencefalogramma (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · kk электроэнцефалограмма (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · el ηλεκτροεγκεφαλογράφημα (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · hu EEG (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · fr électroencéphalogramme (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · nn elektroencefalogram (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · da elektroencefalogram (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · is heilalínurit (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph) · fi aivosähkökäyrä (a recording of electrical brain activity made by an electroencephalograph)