noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.
2. 2
   a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

radiographskiagraphgloomradiogramradiogramradiograph

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -gram.

Related phrases

x ray

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