shadowing

[shad-oh-ing]

noun

Cytology, Histology.

1. a method of enhancing the visibility of the surface features of a specimen for electron microscopic viewing by spraying it from one side with a coating of metal atoms.

Other Word Forms

• self-shadowing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of shadowing¹

shadow + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

That includes shadowing Chinese coastguard ships and responding to suspicious vessels lingering near Taiwan's subsea telecoms cables.

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The trucks arrive to a clearing in the brush, a stacked DIY sound system is set up like an altar, orange light streams through the branches in the trees shadowing the night sky.

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Photos and videos released by the Philippine Coast Guard showed a China Coast Guard vessel -- with its activated water cannon -- shadowing a Philippine ship.

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Lanky and soft-spoken, he carries a mix of gravity and nerves — this being the first interview of his life — as he recalls six years shadowing one of the most famous men in the world.

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The programme will give them experience including planning events, writing briefings for ministers, shadowing senior civil servants and carrying out research for policy development.

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