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Definition of sciagraphy in English: sciagraphy(also skiagraphy) nounsʌɪˈaɡrəfi mass noun1The use of shading and the projection of shadows to show perspective in architectural or technical drawing. 投影法 Example sentencesExamples - These methods differed from contemporary pictorial practices by their greater science - particularly the use of shadow projection (skiagraphy).
- His first process, sciagraphy or photogenic drawing, had been an invention.
2Medicine
historical The use of X-rays as a diagnostic tool. skiagraphy showed a foreign body, hardly as large as the little fingernail
Derivativesnounˈsʌɪəɡram verbˈsʌɪəɡrɑːfˈsaɪəˌɡræf [with object]historical Photograph by means of X-rays. both knees should be sciagraphed
adjectivesʌɪəˈɡrafɪk
OriginLate 16th century: from French sciagraphie, via Latin from Greek skiagraphia, from skia 'shadow'. |