shadowgraph

[ shad-oh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈʃæd oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun

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

shadow play.

a radiograph.

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Origin of shadowgraph

First recorded in 1885–90; shadow + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM shadowgraph

shad·ow·graph·ic

[shad-oh-graf-ik], /ˌʃæd oʊˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveshad·ow·graph·ist, nounshad·ow·graph·y, noun

Words nearby shadowgraph

shadowbox, shadow cabinet, shadow dance, shadow docket, shadowed, shadowgraph, shadow history, shadow inflation, shadowing, shadowland, shadow mask

How to use shadowgraph in a sentence

And this edge between the dark and the light then becomes the shadowgraph of this aperture of the camera.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Your Commission Exhibit 753 illustrates that shadowgraph, or actually shows that shadowgraph, Mr. Shaneyfelt?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Mr. McCloy is pointing to a mark along the right-hand side, a white mark along the bottom of the shadowgraph.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
As you view it, lower left hand of both of the charts, shows a notch that makes the shadowgraph other than a straight line.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

The bearded chin, the puffy lips, the prominent nose were all faithfully outlined in the exaggerated shadowgraph.
The Taming of Red Butte Western|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for shadowgraph

shadowgraph

/ (ˈʃædəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

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

another name for radiograph

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