skiagraph
[ skahy-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈskaɪ əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun
a radiograph.
Nearby words
ski tow, ski troops, ski-doo, skia-, skiagram, skiagraph, skiagraphic, skiamachy, skiascope, skiascopy, skibob
Also skiagram.
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
Related formsski·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
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Examples from the Web for skiagraph
The moment the skiagraph was taken, it was very clear which bone should be removed.
But a skiagraph, or X-ray photograph, has a fascination all its own.
The Vanishing Man|R. Austin Freeman