Radiograph


[rey-dee-oh-graf, -grahf] /ˈreɪ di oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/

noun
1.
Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.
verb (used with object)
2.
to make a radiograph of.
/ˈreɪdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf/
noun
1.
an image produced on a specially sensitized photographic film or plate by radiation, usually by X-rays or gamma rays Also called radiogram, shadowgraph

radiograph ra·di·o·graph (rā’dē-ō-grāf’)
n.
An image produced on a radiosensitive surface, such as a photographic film, by radiation other than visible light, as by x-rays passed through an object.

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