Dictionary

shadowgraph en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
   • `There you have its exemplification, a shadowgraph of vapour, penetrated by a single concrete element - my Mind. 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 108:
2. An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index

Forms

Deriveds

shadowgraphic · shadowgraphist · shadowgraphy

shadowgraph en · VERB

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
2. To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.

Forms