shadowgraph

ˈʃædoʊˌɡræf

Definition

Definition of shadowgraph - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

image formation

Rare

image formed by shadows or transmitted light

Rare

The doctor examined the shadowgraph to assess the bone structure..

silhouette

science

TECH.

optical method to visualize fluid flow patterns

TECH.

The engineer used a shadowgraph to study the airflow.

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Origin of shadowgraph

English, shadow (shade) + graph (writing)

Examples of shadowgraph in a sentence

A clear shadowgraph revealed the internal flaws of the material.
Scientists used a shadowgraph to observe the gas flow.
A shadowgraph revealed the liquid's movement.

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French:ombre portée, shadowgraphie, ...
German:Schattenbild, Schlierenbild, ...
Italian:immagine d'ombra, schlieren, ...
Spanish:sombragrafía, ...
Portuguese:imagem de sombra, sombragrafia, ...
Chinese:投影图, 阴影成像, ...
Japanese:影絵, 影絵法, ...
Arabic:صُورَة ظِلِّيَّة, شَادُوغْرَاف, ...
Hebrew:שִׁיקוּף צֵל, הַדְמָיַּת צְלָלִים, ...
Russian:теневая графика, теневой метод, ...
Ukrainian:тіньографія, тіньограф, ...
Hindi:छायाचित्र, शैडोग्राफ, ...
Bengali:ছায়াচিত্র, শ্যাডোগ্রাফ, ...
Catalan:ombra, sombra òptica, ...
Czech:stínový obraz, stínová metoda, ...
Danish:skyggebillede, ...
Dutch:schaduwbeeld, schaduwprojectie, ...
Greek:σκιαγράφημα, σκιώδης απεικόνιση, ...
Hungarian:árnyékkép, áramlásvizsgálati optikai eljárás, ...
Khmer:រូបភាពស្រមោល, វិធីសាស្ត្រអុបទិកសម្រាប់មើលឃើញលំនាំលំហូរសារធាតុរាវ, ...
Korean:그림자 영상, 섀도그래프, ...
Persian:تصویر سایه‌ای, شدوگراف, ...
Polish:cieniogram, metoda cieniowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):imagem de sombra, sombragrafia, ...
Romanian:radiografie de umbră, shadowgraph, ...
Swedish:skuggrafi, skuggograf, ...
Thai:ภาพเงา, การถ่ายภาพเงา, ...
Turkish:gölge grafiği, ...
Vietnamese:hình bóng, bóng đồ, ...

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