autoradiograph

Also au·to·ra·di·o·gram
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[aw-tuh-rey-dee-uh-graf, -grahf]

noun

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

autoradiograph

/ ˌɔːtəʊˈreɪdɪəˌɡrɑːf, ˌɔːtəʊˌreɪdɪəˈɡræfɪk, -ˌɡræf, ˌɔːtəʊˌreɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. 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

Other Word Forms

• autoradiography noun
• autoradiographic adjective
• autoradiographically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of autoradiograph¹

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