Definition of shadowgraph in English:
shadowgraph
noun ˈʃadəʊɡrɑːfˈSHadōˌɡraf
1An image formed by the shadow of an object on a surface.
Example sentencesExamples
- He refers to this picture as a shadowgraph rather than a mirage for there are elements of truth of the commerce and industry picture that partially explains its persistence.
- 1.1 An image formed when light shone through a fluid is refracted differently by regions of different density.
- 1.2 A radiograph.
Example sentencesExamples
- Absorption contrast radiographs are basically shadowgraphs of the object under test.