hartfilm

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of hart (“heart”) +‎ film (“film, photosensitive layer”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑrt.fɪlm/
  • Hyphenation: hart‧film

Noun[edit]

hartfilm m (plural hartfilms, diminutive hartfilmpje n)

  1. (Netherlands, now informal, now chiefly diminutive) An electrocardiogram. [from 1950s]
    Synonym: elektrocardiogram

Usage notes[edit]

Occasionally and mistakenly considered a misnomer, based on the incorrect supposition that film in this word refers to a motion picture.

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