ho·log·raph·y (h -l g r -f )n. A method of producing a three-dimensional image of an object by recording on a photographic plate or film the pattern of interference formed by a split laser beam and then illuminating the pattern either with a laser or with ordinary light. ho·log raph·er n. |
holography [hɒˈlɒgrəfɪ]
n
(Physics / General Physics) the science or practice of producing holograms
| holography (h-lgr-f) A method of creating a three-dimensional image of an object on film by encoding not just the intensity but also the phase information of the light striking the film. See Note at hologram. |
holography
a technique for producing a three-dimensional photographic representation, recorded on film by a reflected laser beam of a subject illuminated by part of the same laser beam.
See also: Photography
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| Noun | 1. | holography - the branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can then be used to create a three-dimensional image optics - the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light |
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