skiagram

[ skahy-uh-gram ]

/ ˈskaɪ əˌgræm /

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noun

a picture made by outlining and shading a subject's shadow.

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Origin of skiagram

1795–1805; <Greek skiā́ shadow + -gram¹; cf. skiagraph

Words nearby skiagram

skewness, skew-symmetric, skew symmetry, skewwhiff, ski, skiagram, skiagraph, skiamachy, skiascope, skiascopy, skibob

How to use skiagram in a sentence

This affection may be associated with a spinous projection from the bone, which is capable of being recognised in a skiagram.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Only two small fragments of the mantle were retained, as seen in the skiagram.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
Such a fracture is illustrated by the skiagram of a femur in plate XVI.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
The skiagram, or drawing in simple outlines, as in the circumscriptions of shadows.
Popular Technology; Volume 2|Edward Hazen

As the body usually contains bone, it is recognisable in a skiagram.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles