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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

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Etymology

Origin of radiograph

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

Example Sentences

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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

The appearance of a suspicious shadow in the radiograph, in the line of a bronchus.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

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