shadowgraph
shadowgraph · shadowgraphs
A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagramA shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
Meaning
2 sensesA shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
More definitions
- a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
Forms
plural: shadowgraphsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays):radiogramradiographskiagraphskiagram