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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
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