radiograph
A print of one of the first X-ray radiographs by w:Wilhelm RöntgenWilhelm Röntgen of his wife Anna Bertha Ludwig's left hand, made on 22 December 1895. It was presented to Professor w:Ludwig ZehnderLudwig Zehnder of the Physik Institut, w:University of FreiburgUniversity of Freiburg, on 1 January the following year. The German caption Hand mit Ringen means "hand with rings".
Meanings
Noun
- An image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than normal light; especially an X-ray photograph.
- An instrument for measuring and recording solar radiation.
Verb
- To produce a radiograph image.
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