skiagraph

[ skahy-uh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈskaɪ əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a radiograph.

Words nearby skiagraph

ski tow, ski troops, ski-doo, skia-, skiagram, skiagraph, skiamachy, skiascope, skiascopy, skibob, skid

Origin of skiagraph

1895–1900; back formation from skiagraphy the process of making skiagraphs < Greek skiāgraphía painting in light and shade, equivalent to skiā-, combining form of skiā́ shade + -graphia -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM skiagraph

ski·a·graph·ic

[skahy-uh-graf-ik] /ˌskaɪ əˈgræf ɪk/, ski·a·graph·i·cal, adjectiveski·ag·ra·phy

[skahy-ag-ruh-fee] /skaɪˈæg rə fi/, noun

Examples from the Web for skiagraph

The moment the skiagraph was taken, it was very clear which bone should be removed.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. VI., No. 6, May, 1896|Various
But a skiagraph, or X-ray photograph, has a fascination all its own.
The Vanishing Man|R. Austin Freeman