Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sciagraph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sci-a-graph
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vertical section of a building; a sciagraphy.

Archaic

noun

A radiograph.

verb

To create a sciagraph (radiograph) of; to look inside by this or a similar technique.

Transitive verb

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -graph.

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Questions

What does sciagraph mean?
A vertical section of a building; a sciagraphy.
Where does sciagraph come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce sciagraph

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