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Sciagraphy

Sci*ag"ra*phy\, n. (Physics) Same as Radiography.

Sciagraphy

Sci*ag"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? drawing in light and shade; ? a shadow + ? to delineate, describe: cf. F. sciagraphie.]

1. The art or science of projecting or delineating shadows as they fall in nature. --Gwilt.

2. (Arch.) Same as Sciagraph.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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