sciagraph

1896 sciagraph of a Nautilus pompilius by James Green & James H. Gardiner, from Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London, Vol. II, Pl. XV, p. 178

Meanings

Noun

A vertical section of a building; a sciagraphy.
A radiograph.

Verb

To create a sciagraph (radiograph) of; to look inside by this or a similar technique.

Origin

Ancient Greek σκιά ("shadow") -graph.

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