shadowgraph

[ shad-oh-graf, -grahf ]

noun
  1. a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.

  1. a radiograph.

Origin of shadowgraph

1
First recorded in 1885–90; shadow + -graph

Other words from shadowgraph

  • shad·ow·graph·ic [shad-oh-graf-ik], /ˌʃæd oʊˈgræf ɪk/, adjective
  • shad·ow·graph·ist, noun
  • shad·ow·graph·y, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for shadowgraph

shadowgraph

/ (ˈʃædəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /


noun
  1. a silhouette made by casting a shadow, usually of the hands, on a lighted surface

  2. another name for radiograph

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