"hologram" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɒləɡɹæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hologram.wav Forms: holograms [plural]
Etymology: From holo- + -gram, from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + γραμμή (grammḗ, “letter, line”), coined by Hungarian-born British scientist Dennis Gabor in 1948, the 1971 Nobel prize winner in physics for his work in holography. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|holo|gram}} holo- + -gram, {{der|en|grc|ὅλος||whole}} Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”), {{coin|en|Dennis Gabor|in=1948|nat=Hungarian-born British|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=scientist}} coined by Hungarian-born British scientist Dennis Gabor in 1948 Head templates: {{en-noun}} hologram (plural holograms)
  1. A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography. Synonyms: holograph, hologramme Derived forms: ID hologram Related terms: holograph, holography, holon, light field Translations (three-dimensional image created by holography): holograma [masculine] (Aragonese), holograma [masculine] (Catalan), 全息圖 (Chinese Mandarin), 全息图 (quánxītú) (Chinese Mandarin), hologram [masculine] (Czech), hologram [neuter] (Dutch), hologrammi (Finnish), hologramme [masculine] (French), Hologramm [neuter] (German), ολόγραμμα (ológramma) [neuter] (Greek), hologram (Hungarian), holagram [masculine] (Irish), hologram [masculine] (Polish), holograma [masculine] (Portuguese), hologramă [feminine] (Romanian), гологра́мма (golográmma) [feminine] (Russian), alugramma [masculine] (Sicilian), ulugramma [masculine] (Sicilian), holograma [masculine] (Spanish), hologram [neuter] (Swedish), гологра́ма (holohráma) [feminine] (Ukrainian), hologram [masculine] (Welsh)

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