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shadowgraph

noun shadowgraphs · shadow-graph · shadow graph

  1. A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram. `There you have its exemplification, a shadowgraph of vapour, penetrated by a single concrete element - my Mind.
  2. An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index

verb shadowgraphs · shadowgraphing · shadowgraphed · shadow-graph · shadow graph

  1. transitive To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
  2. To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.

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@misc{shadowgraph_2026,
  title = {shadowgraph},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shadowgraph},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}