shadowgraph

[ shad-oh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈʃæd oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.

shadow play.

a radiograph.

Origin of shadowgraph

First recorded in 1885–90; shadow + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM shadowgraph

shad·ow·graph·ic

[shad-oh-graf-ik], /ˌʃæd oʊˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveshad·ow·graph·ist, nounshad·ow·graph·y, noun

Words nearby shadowgraph

shadow bands, shadowbox, shadow cabinet, shadow dance, shadowed, shadowgraph, shadow history, shadowing, shadowland, shadow mask, shadow of one's self

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Example sentences from the Web for shadowgraph

And this edge between the dark and the light then becomes the shadowgraph of this aperture of the camera.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
As you view it, lower left hand of both of the charts, shows a notch that makes the shadowgraph other than a straight line.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Like a figure of a shadowgraph he slid through its opening, and we followed.
Nights in London|Thomas Burke
The very unfortunate name "shadowgraph" has been suggested and largely used in the newspapers, and even in medical journals.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896|Various

Your Commission Exhibit 753 illustrates that shadowgraph, or actually shows that shadowgraph, Mr. Shaneyfelt?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for shadowgraph

shadowgraph

/ (ˈʃædəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

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

another name for radiograph

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单词	shadowgraph
释义	shadowgraph [ shad-oh-graf, -grahf ] / ˈʃæd oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf / noun a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like. shadow play. a radiograph. Origin of shadowgraph First recorded in 1885–90; shadow + -graph OTHER WORDS FROM shadowgraph shad·ow·graph·ic [shad-oh-graf-ik], /ˌʃæd oʊˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveshad·ow·graph·ist, nounshad·ow·graph·y, noun Words nearby shadowgraph shadow bands, shadowbox, shadow cabinet, shadow dance, shadowed, shadowgraph, shadow history, shadowing, shadowland, shadow mask, shadow of one's self Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shadowgraph And this edge between the dark and the light then becomes the shadowgraph of this aperture of the camera. Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy As you view it, lower left hand of both of the charts, shows a notch that makes the shadowgraph other than a straight line. Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Like a figure of a shadowgraph he slid through its opening, and we followed. Nights in London\|Thomas Burke The very unfortunate name "shadowgraph" has been suggested and largely used in the newspapers, and even in medical journals. McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896\|Various Your Commission Exhibit 753 illustrates that shadowgraph, or actually shows that shadowgraph, Mr. Shaneyfelt? Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy British Dictionary definitions for shadowgraph shadowgraph / (ˈʃædəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) / noun a silhouette made by casting a shadow, usually of the hands, on a lighted surface another name for radiograph Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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