Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shadowgraph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shad-ow-graph
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.

noun

An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index

verb

To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.

Transitive verb

verb

To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.

Example Sentences

"`There you have its exemplification, a shadowgraph of vapour, penetrated by a single concrete element - my Mind."

Etymology

Etymology tree English shadow Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English shadowgraph From shadow + -graph.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

shadowgraphs (plural) shadow-graph (alternative) shadow graph (alternative) shadowgraphs (present, singular) shadowgraphing (participle, present) shadowgraphed (participle, past) shadowgraphed (past)

Derived Forms

shadowgraphic shadowgraphist shadowgraphy

Synonyms

radiogram radiograph skiagraph skiagram

Questions

What does shadowgraph mean?: A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
Where does shadowgraph come from?: Etymology tree English shadow Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English shadowgraph From shadow + -graph.

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