autoradiograph

American

[aw-tuh-ray-dee-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˌɔ təˈreɪ di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

Also autoradiogram

noun

a picture revealing the presence of radioactive material, the film being laid directly on the object to be tested.

autoradiograph British

/ ˌɔːtəʊˈreɪdɪəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

Also called: radioautograph. a photograph showing the distribution of a radioactive substance in a specimen. The photographic plate is exposed by radiation from the specimen

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Etymology

Origin of autoradiograph

First recorded in 1900–05; auto- ¹ + radiograph

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