thermography

American  

[ther-mog-ruh-fee] / θərˈmɒg rə fi /

noun

1. a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.

2. Medicine/Medical. a technique for measuring regional skin temperatures, used especially as a screening method for detection of breast cancer.

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thermography British  

/ θɜːˈmɒɡrəfɪ, ˌθɜːməʊˈɡræfɪk /

noun

1. any writing, printing, or recording process involving the use of heat

2. a printing process which produces raised characters by heating special powder or ink placed on the paper

3. med the measurement and recording of heat produced by a part of the body: used in the diagnosis of tumours, esp of the breast ( mammothermography ), which have an increased blood supply and therefore generate more heat than normal tissue See also thermogram

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Other Word Forms

• thermographer noun
• thermographic adjective
• thermographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of thermography

First recorded in 1830–40; thermo- + -graphy

Example Sentences

They did so by developing a new method of thermography -- a heat-mapping technique.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

Previous research has assessed facial thermography, which uses a specialized camera to detect heat patterns emitted from the skin, as a method to predict anaphylaxis.

From Science Daily • Nov. 7, 2023

He connected with a Canadian Olympic rowing coach who used thermography — heat maps — to help gauge recovery time.

From New York Times • May 9, 2022

Fire officials say the device is a thermography camera that is designed to locate and analyze the telltale signs of a wildfire.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2019

Both that and remote periorbital thermography could be used undetectably in airport lines to spot high-stress passengers.

From Time Magazine Archive