"diagraphy" meaning in English

See diagraphy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From dia- + -graphy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dia-|-graphy}} dia- + -graphy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} diagraphy (uncountable)
  1. The automated monitoring of boreholes. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-diagraphy-en-noun-D1tmDqiG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 31 33
  2. (obsolete) The use of X-ray imagery; radiography. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-diagraphy-en-noun-DRygqvjI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 31 33
  3. The process of changing the way something is expressed or transcribed from one medium to another. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-diagraphy-en-noun-wn~mQ4B~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 31 33
  4. The teaching of drawing in Ancient Greece using a stylus on a wax-covered wooden tablet, or this technique of drawing on wax. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-diagraphy-en-noun-v1B9f~Ls Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dia-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 19 31 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with dia-: 20 22 23 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 20 23 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 14 29 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 22 26 34
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