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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

Thus, a child’s radiograph that shows the presence of the lesser trochanter epiphyseal plate indicates an approximate age of 10 years.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Deep pain at the lateral wrist may yield an initial diagnosis of a wrist sprain, but a radiograph taken several weeks after the injury, after tissue swelling has subsided, will reveal the fracture.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

You will notice," he resumed carefully, "the lace frill above the bodice on the figure of Madame de Montespan, in this radiograph.

From The Social Gangster by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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