"tomographic" meaning in English

See tomographic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From tomography + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tomography|ic}} tomography + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tomographic (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to imaging by the method of rotating a radiation source and the accompanying sensor so that areas outside the required plane of investigation are not in focus. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: subtomographic, tomogram, tomography, computed tomography
    Sense id: en-tomographic-en-adj-NIWzk4Fu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages with 1 entry

Alternative forms

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