hartfilm
التعريفات والمعاني
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of hart (“heart”) + film (“film, photosensitive layer”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɦɑrt.fɪlm/
Hyphenation: hart‧film
=== Noun ===
hartfilm m (plural hartfilms, diminutive hartfilmpje n)
(Netherlands, now informal, now chiefly diminutive) an electrocardiogram [from 1950s]
Synonym: elektrocardiogram
==== Usage notes ====
Occasionally and mistakenly considered a misnomer, based on the incorrect supposition that film in this word refers to a motion picture.