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shadowgraph

[ shad-oh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
  2. a radiograph.


shadowgraph

/ ˈʃædəʊˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf /

noun

  1. a silhouette made by casting a shadow, usually of the hands, on a lighted surface
  2. another name for radiograph
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 󲹻·Ƿ·· [shad-oh-, graf, -ik], adjective
  • 󲹻o·i noun
  • 󲹻o·y noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of shadowgraph1

First recorded in 1885–90; shadow + -graph
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Example Sentences

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The research team also employs shadowgraph imagery, which analyzes the bending of light rays that collide with the gelatinous organisms.

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In 1894, Tesla also experimented with X-rays and produced what he called “shadowgraphs.”

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Like a figure of a shadowgraph he slid through its opening, and we followed.

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The bearded chin, the puffy lips, the prominent nose were all faithfully outlined in the exaggerated shadowgraph.

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The Greek word for shadow is "skia," and the proper rendering, therefore, of shadowgraph is "skiagraph," corresponding to photograph.

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