skiagram
skiagram · skiagrams
A picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-raysA picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.
Meaning
1 sensesA picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.
More definitions
- a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
Origin
From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -gram.From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -gram.
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Forms
plural: skiagramsSynonyms
4 synonymsimage created from shadows:radiographskiagraph
Close in meaning
- a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays):radiogramradiographshadowgraphskiagraph