hologram
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hologram
- /ˈhɒləɡɹæm/ UK
- /ˈhɑləˌɡɹæm/ US
- [ˈhɑləˌɡɹɛəm] US
- /ˈhɔləɡɹæm/ Australia
- /ˈhɒləɡɹɛm/ New Zealand
- [ˈhɔ̟ləɡɹɛm] New Zealand
Where it comes from
From holo- + -gram, from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + γρᾰ́μμᾰ (grắmmă, “that which is written or drawn”), coined by Hungarian-born British scientist Dennis Gabor in 1948, the Nobel prize winner in physics in 1971 for his work in holography.
noun holograms · hologramme
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A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.
He turned his head and stared out to sea, longing for the hologram logo of Fuji Electric, for the drone of a helicopter, anything at all.
Similar: holograph
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: holographic, sort, holograph, hologramme, holoimage, holo, holovid, holocam, holoprojection, holofoil, holocube, holocinematography, holopoem, holophone, holorecording, holoscreen
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noun three-dimensional image created by holography
| Español | holograma |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 홀로그램 hollogeuraem |
| 日本語 | ホログラム horoguramu |
| 中文 | 全息圖 /全息图 quánxītú |
| हिन्दी | होलोग्राम hologrām |
| Kiswahili | hologramu |
| Português | holograma |
| Français | hologramme |
| Deutsch | Hologramm |
| Ελληνικά | ολόγραμμα ológramma |
| Română | hologramă |
| Русский | гологра́мма golográmma |
| Tiếng Việt | ảnh nổi ba chiều |
Talk about this word "hologram." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hologram. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hologram. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hologram "hologram." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hologram.Cite this
@misc{hologram_2026,
title = {hologram},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hologram},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
