shadowgraph
Americannoun
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a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
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a radiograph.
noun
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a silhouette made by casting a shadow, usually of the hands, on a lighted surface
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another name for radiograph
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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
Newspapers called his Cabinet a "shadowgraph" of Count Bethlen's Cabinet.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
The Greek word for shadow is "skia," and the proper rendering, therefore, of shadowgraph is "skiagraph," corresponding to photograph.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
The bearded chin, the puffy lips, the prominent nose were all faithfully outlined in the exaggerated shadowgraph.
From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Lynde, Francis
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