thermography

ther·mog·ra·phy  (thr-mgr-f)

n. pl. ther·mog·ra·phies

1. A process for producing raised lettering, as on stationery or calling cards, by application of a powder that is fused by heat to the fresh ink.

2. A diagnostic technique in which an infrared camera is used to measure temperature variations on the surface of the body, producing images that reveal sites of abnormal tissue growth.

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thermo·graphic (-m-grfk) adj.

thermo·graphi·cal·ly adv.

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thermography [θɜːˈmɒgrəfɪ]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) any writing, printing, or recording process involving the use of heat

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a printing process which produces raised characters by heating special powder or ink placed on the paper

3. (Medicine) Med the measurement and recording of heat produced by a part of the body: used in the diagnosis of tumours, esp of the breast (mammothermography), which have an increased blood supply and therefore generate more heat than normal tissue See also thermogram

thermographer  n

thermographic  [ˌθɜːməʊˈgræfɪk] adj

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thermography

1. Engineering, a method of measuring surf ace temperatures by using luminescent materials.
2. a printing or photocopying process using infrared rays and heat.
3. a process of photography using far-infrared radiation; thermal photography. — thermographer, n. — thermographic, adj.

See also: Heat

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a technique for imitating an engraved appearance, as on business cards, by dusting areas already printed with a powder attracted only to the inks and using heat to fuse the ink and powder. — thermographer, n. — thermographic, adj.

See also: Printing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thermography - diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis mammothermography - the use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots)