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shadowgraph.

A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.

  2. An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English shadow Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English shadowgraph From shadow + -graph.

verb

  1. To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.

    transitive

  2. To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English shadow Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English shadowgraph From shadow + -graph.

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