shadowgraph

[shad-oh-graf, -grahf]

shad·ow·graph

[shad-oh-graf, -grahf]
noun
1.
a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
3.
a radiograph.

Origin:
1885–90; shadow + -graph

shad·ow·graph·ic [shad-oh-graf-ik] , adjective
shad·ow·graph·ist, noun
shad·ow·graph·y, noun
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shadowgraph (ˈʃædəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf)
 
n
1.  a silhouette made by casting a shadow, usually of the hands, on a lighted surface
2.  another name for radiograph

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