Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scanography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scanog-ra-phy
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The production of radiographs by scanning with X-rays through a moving, thin slit.

Uncountable

noun

The process of capturing digitized images of objects using a flatbed scanner for the purpose of creating photographic prints.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In some modern panoramic units, programs for scanography are available. A scanogram is an image of a restricted area obtained using a narrow collimated radiation beam and a moving image receptor, much the same as applied for the panoramic technique."
"In 2009, she had her first exhibition at Tashkeel in Dubai where she debuted work using scanography, a process of creating photographic prints from layered images captured with a flatbed scanner."

Etymology

Blend of scan + radiography or scanner + photography.

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

scannography (alternative)

Phrases

Xerox art

Frequently Paired Words

scanogram scanographic Xerox art

Questions

What does scanography mean?: The production of radiographs by scanning with X-rays through a moving, thin slit.
Where does scanography come from?: Blend of scan + radiography or scanner + photography.

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