Holograph
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature it bears, especially a letter, deed, or will; an original manuscript, a protograph.
- 2 the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography wordnet
- 3 A hologram.
"But when a holograph is placed backwards in its holder and illuminated with laser light, it can produce a real image […]"
- 4 handwritten book or document wordnet
Verb
- 1 To record by means of holography.
Adjective
- 1 Handwritten by the person whose signature it bears. not-comparable
"The will was holograph, for Mr. Utterson, though he took charge of it now that it was made, had refused to lend the least assistance in the making of it;"
Example
More examples"But when a holograph is placed backwards in its holder and illuminated with laser light, it can produce a real image […]"
Etymology
From holo- + -graph.
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