radiograph

[ rey-dee-oh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈreɪ di oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun

Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.

verb (used with object)

to make a radiograph of.

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Origin of radiograph

First recorded in 1875–80; radio- + -graph

Words nearby radiograph

radio galaxy, radiogenic, radiogold colloid, radiogoniometer, radiogram, radiograph, radiography, radio horizon, radioimmunity, radioimmunoassay, radioimmunodiffusion

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How to use radiograph in a sentence

Riley said she found a pellet from an old gunshot wound behind the turtle’s skull when radiographs were done for the fractured shell.
Two snapping turtles rescued after being shot in Virginia|Dana Hedgpeth|April 16, 2021|Washington Post
Consequently, the radiograph is projected upon the fluorescent screen and this image is then photographed by the camera.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
A radiograph represents all the pigments underneath, also producing effects in proportion to their densities.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve
White spots above the ear, in the radiograph, probably indicate an excess of white lead used in retouching.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve

"Look at the bottom of the other radiograph, number one, further toward the left," pursued Kennedy resistlessly.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve
In women we are able, with the help of a radiograph, to form an idea beforehand as to the degree of depression which may be left.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for radiograph

radiograph

/ (ˈreɪdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

an image produced on a specially sensitized photographic film or plate by radiation, usually by X-rays or gamma raysAlso called: radiogram, shadowgraph

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

Medical definitions for radiograph

radiograph

[ rā′dē-ō-grăf′ ]

An image produced on a radiosensitive surface, such as a photographic film, by radiation other than visible light, as by x-rays passed through an object.

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Origin of radiograph

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