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 very unfortunate name "shadowgraph" has been suggested and largely used in the newspapers, and even in medical journals.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
In the world of physics we watch a shadowgraph performance of the drama of familiar life.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
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