radiograph

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

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

/ ˈreɪdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of radiograph¹

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

Example Sentences

Riley said she found a pellet from an old gunshot wound behind the turtle’s skull when radiographs were done for the fractured shell.

From Washington Post

Consequently, the radiograph is projected upon the fluorescent screen and this image is then photographed by the camera.

From Project Gutenberg

A radiograph represents all the pigments underneath, also producing effects in proportion to their densities.

From Project Gutenberg

White spots above the ear, in the radiograph, probably indicate an excess of white lead used in retouching.

From Project Gutenberg

"Look at the bottom of the other radiograph, number one, further toward the left," pursued Kennedy resistlessly.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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