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channelography

noun

The study of the process that constrains the path of a charged particle in a crystalline solid.

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Meanings

nounchannelography (uncountable)

uncountableThe study of the process that constrains the path of a charged particle in a crystalline solid.
Transmission radiography can also be subdivided into: (i) neutron radiography; (ii) ion radiography; (iii) ion lithography; and (iv) ion channelography.
2003, Michael F. L'Annunziata, Handbook of Radioactivity Analysis, page 218
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If a crystalline thin foil is irradiated by means of an isotropic source of charged particles, the particles channeled in the sample leave on a detector an image called channelography.
1971 June 16, “Détermination par canaligraphie de l'orientation de microcristaux”, in physica status solidi (a), volume 5, number 3, abstract, page 683
From the author's experience, provocative gonioscopy and channelography are useful to determine the overall status of the individual case before surgical intervention.
2012, P. Bettin, Glaucoma Surgery, page 111

Origin

From channel + -o- + -graphy.

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APA

channelography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channelography

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“channelography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channelography. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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