"shadowgraphy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shadowgraphies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} shadowgraphy (usually uncountable, plural shadowgraphies)
  1. The creation of shadowgraph images. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: Treweyism [dated]
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  2. The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-shadowgraphy-en-noun-UWoqP-tX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

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