shadowgraph

[ shad-oh-graf, -grahf ]

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.

shadowgraph

/ ˈʃædəʊˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf /

noun

1. a silhouette made by casting a shadow, usually of the hands, on a lighted surface
2. another name for radiograph

Other Words From

• shad·ow·graph·ic [shad-oh-, graf, -ik], adjective
• shadow·graphist noun
• shadow·graphy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shadowgraph¹

First recorded in 1885–90; shadow + -graph

Example Sentences

And this edge between the dark and the light then becomes the shadowgraph of this aperture of the camera.

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Your Commission Exhibit 753 illustrates that shadowgraph, or actually shows that shadowgraph, Mr. Shaneyfelt?

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Mr. McCloy is pointing to a mark along the right-hand side, a white mark along the bottom of the shadowgraph.

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As you view it, lower left hand of both of the charts, shows a notch that makes the shadowgraph other than a straight line.

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The bearded chin, the puffy lips, the prominent nose were all faithfully outlined in the exaggerated shadowgraph.

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