thermography
/θəːˈmɒɡrəfi
/noun [mass noun]
1The use of thermograms to study heat distribution in structures or regions, for example in detecting tumours.However, the use of ultrasonography, electromyography, thermography, and muscle biopsy has been studied....
- Video thermography measured skin temperature while 6 subjects (2 wheelchair users and 4 nondisabled) sat on a hard surface for varying durations of 5, 10, and 15 minutes.
- One wonders why thermography has not developed.
2A printing technique in which a wet ink image is fused by heat or infrared radiation with a resinous powder to produce a raised impression.They include binding, converting, die cutting, engraving, finishing, fixturing, foil stamping, laser cutting, packaging, paper, printing and thermography.
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thermographic
- Especially impressive is the thermographic vision, which lets you see the heat signatures of the world around you - hot objects like light bulbs, radiators and living bodies glow orange, while walls, tables and corpses are a cool blue.
- The office equipment you need to analyze imagery and produce reports includes a computer workstation with digital photographic and thermographic imaging peripherals for handling infrared images and daylight photographs.
- Only a thermographic inspection (discussed below) can do this.