shadowgraph

American  

[shad-oh-graf, -grahf] / ˈʃæd oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.

2. shadow play.

3. a radiograph.

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shadowgraph British  

/ ˈʃædəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. a silhouette made by casting a shadow, usually of the hands, on a lighted surface

2. another name for radiograph

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Other Word Forms

• shadowgraphic adjective
• shadowgraphist noun
• shadowgraphy noun

Etymology

Origin of shadowgraph

First recorded in 1885–90; shadow + -graph

Example Sentences

The research team also employs shadowgraph imagery, which analyzes the bending of light rays that collide with the gelatinous organisms.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021

Oldtimers in the audience flinched when the curtain rose to reveal a meaningless shadowgraph sequence of Japanese town life, a very un-Gilbertian interpolation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Newspapers called his Cabinet a "shadowgraph" of Count Bethlen's Cabinet.

From Time Magazine Archive

The possibility of reading the contents of documents inclosed in a sealed envelope," he replied, still studying the shadowgraph closely, "has already been established by the well-known English scientist, Doctor Hall Edwards.

From The War Terror by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

I have done foolishly to dwell    With Fear upon her desert isle, To take my shadowgraph to Hell,    And then to hope the shades would smile.

From Forty-Two Poems by Flecker, James Elroy