Shadowgraph Definition

shădō-grăf

noun

An image or silhouette produced by throwing a shadow upon a lighted surface.

Webster's New World

A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.

Wiktionary

(physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index.

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Synonyms:

verb

To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.

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(photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.

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Other Word Forms of Shadowgraph

Singular:

shadowgraph

Plural:

shadowgraphs

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