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radiograph

American  
[rey-dee-oh-graf, -grahf] / ˈreɪ di oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

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


verb (used with object)

  1. to make a radiograph of.

radiograph British  
/ -ˌɡræf, ˈreɪdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

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

"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

Etymology

Origin of radiograph

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

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“Chile ’76” a gripping psychological thriller written and directed by Manuela Martelli, distills the sociopolitical ills of the South American country during one of its bleakest periods into a blistering radiograph of a torn character.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023

One is to judge the nodule by its diameter, as measured by callipers on the radiograph.

From Nature • Sep. 9, 2014

Since the cartilage of an epiphyseal plate is less dense than bone, the plate will appear dark in a radiograph image.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Figure 8.8 Bones of the Hand This radiograph shows the position of the bones within the hand.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

In instances where there are no wrinkles or only a few, and where the creases are not too deep, the ridge detail is reproduced very well in the radiograph.

From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)

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