skiagraph
Americannoun
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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
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Doubtless when we are able to devise apparatus of greater penetration, and to control the effect of the rays, we shall be able to skiagraph clearly even through the entire thickness of the body.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
If our methods improve so that we can skiagraph through the entire body, it will be very possible to determine the presence and location of foreign bodies in the stomach and intestines.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
The Greek word for shadow is "skia," and the proper rendering, therefore, of shadowgraph is "skiagraph," corresponding to photograph.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
An attempt has been made by Rowland and Waggett. to skiagraph such foreign bodies, with encouraging results.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
So," remarked Kennedy, as he read over the translation of the skiagraph which he had jotted down as we picked out the letters and words, "that's how the land lies.
From Gold of the Gods by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
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