"sciagraph" meaning in English

See sciagraph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sciagraphs [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -graph. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σκιά||shadow}} Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”), {{suffix|en||graph}} + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} sciagraph (plural sciagraphs)
  1. (architecture, archaic) A vertical section of a building; a sciagraphy. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-sciagraph-en-noun-q1kRIVNz Topics: architecture
  2. (physics) A radiograph. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-sciagraph-en-noun-N7QK6JzX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -graph, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 60 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 6 63 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 66 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 83 13 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Verb

Forms: sciagraphs [present, singular, third-person], sciagraphing [participle, present], sciagraphed [participle, past], sciagraphed [past]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -graph. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σκιά||shadow}} Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”), {{suffix|en||graph}} + -graph Head templates: {{en-verb}} sciagraph (third-person singular simple present sciagraphs, present participle sciagraphing, simple past and past participle sciagraphed)
  1. (transitive) To create a sciagraph (radiograph) of; to look inside by this or a similar technique. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sciagraph-en-verb-hNP1kr3d

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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