shadowgraph (redirected from shadowgraphs)

shad·ow·graph  (shd-grf)

n.

1. An image produced by casting a shadow on a screen.

2. See shadow play.

3. See radiograph.

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shadowgraph [ˈʃædəʊˌgrɑːf -ˌgræf]

n

1. a silhouette made by casting a shadow, usually of the hands, on a lighted surface

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) another name for radiograph

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shadowgraph

an image formed by a shadow cast upon a lighted surface, as one formed by the hands for entertainment. — shadowgraphist, n.

See also: Performing

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Noun

1.

shadowgraph - a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) radiograph, skiagram, skiagraph, radiogram autoradiograph - a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material roentgenogram, X-ray photograph, X-ray picture, X ray, X-ray - a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis