radiograph

American  

[rey-dee-oh-graf, -grahf] / ˈreɪ di oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. Also called shadowgraph.  a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.

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verb (used with object)

1. to make a radiograph of.

radiograph British  

/ -ˌɡræf, ˈreɪdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. Also called: radiogram.   shadowgraph.  an image produced on a specially sensitized photographic film or plate by radiation, usually by X-rays or gamma rays

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Etymology

Origin of radiograph

First recorded in 1875–80; radio- + -graph

Example Sentences

“Chile ’76” a gripping psychological thriller written and directed by Manuela Martelli, distills the sociopolitical ills of the South American country during one of its bleakest periods into a blistering radiograph of a torn character.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023

One is to judge the nodule by its diameter, as measured by callipers on the radiograph.

From Nature • Sep. 9, 2014

Deep pain at the lateral wrist may yield an initial diagnosis of a wrist sprain, but a radiograph taken several weeks after the injury, after tissue swelling has subsided, will reveal the fracture.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Thus, a child’s radiograph that shows the presence of the lesser trochanter epiphyseal plate indicates an approximate age of 10 years.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Ordinary light reveals no trace, either, of a long crack on the shoulder which evidently was filled with a thick mass of pigment containing too little white lead to obliterate the crack in the radiograph.

From The Social Gangster by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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