"shadowgraph" meaning in English

See shadowgraph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: shadowgraphs [plural]
Etymology: From shadow + -graph. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shadow|graph}} shadow + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} shadowgraph (plural shadowgraphs)
  1. A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
    Sense id: en-shadowgraph-en-noun-h24SAq-v 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: 47 16 4 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 45 16 9 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 15 6 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 14 3 32
  2. (physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-shadowgraph-en-noun-zdpZcQpb Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shadow-graph, shadow graph Derived forms: shadowgraphic, shadowgraphist, shadowgraphy

Verb

Forms: shadowgraphs [present, singular, third-person], shadowgraphing [participle, present], shadowgraphed [participle, past], shadowgraphed [past]
Etymology: From shadow + -graph. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shadow|graph}} shadow + -graph Head templates: {{en-verb}} shadowgraph (third-person singular simple present shadowgraphs, present participle shadowgraphing, simple past and past participle shadowgraphed)
  1. (transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-shadowgraph-en-verb-PXp5vrP5
  2. (photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation. Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-shadowgraph-en-verb-HZGd9u7e Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shadow-graph, shadow graph

Inflected forms

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