"skiagram" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skiagrams [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -gram. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σκιά||shadow}} Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”), {{suffix|en||gram}} + -gram Head templates: {{en-noun}} skiagram (plural skiagrams)
  1. A picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays. Synonyms: sciagram Synonyms (image created from shadows): radiograph, skiagraph
    Sense id: en-skiagram-en-noun-qMgQGAis Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gram

Inflected forms

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