Meanings
- uncountableThe process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.
In addition, a number of new possibilities would be opened up to diagraphy – e.g., radiography of movements, kinematographic radiography, and radiography of those in a state of convulsion.
1910, Frederick Dessauer, “A New Method of Instantatneous Radiography”, in Archives of the Roentgen Ray, volume 14, page 258Synonyms: roentgenography, x-raying
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinradius
- Englishradio-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishradiography
Translations
Catalan radiografia
- radiografiaprocess and science
Chinese Mandarin 放射線照相 /放射线照相, 放射線照相術 /放射线照相术
- 放射線照相 /放射线照相 (fàngshèxiàn zhàoxiàng)process and science
- 放射線照相術 /放射线照相术 (fàngshèxiàn zhàoxiàngshù)process and science
Czech radiografie
- radiografieprocess and science
Finnish radiografia
- radiografiaprocess and science
French radiographie
- radiographieprocess and science
German Radiographie, Röntgendiagnostik
- Radiographieprocess and science
- Röntgendiagnostikprocess and science
- Röntgenprocess and science
- Röntgenographieprocess and science
Greek ακτινογραφία
- ακτινογραφία (aktinografía)process and science
Icelandic röntgenljósmyndun
- röntgenljósmyndunprocess and science
Irish radagrafaíocht
- radagrafaíochtprocess and science
Japanese レントゲン写真術
- レントゲン写真術 (rentogen shashinjutsu)process and science
Korean 방사선촬영
- 방사선촬영 (bangsaseonchwaryeong)process and science
Persian پرتونگاری
- پرتونگاری (partow-negâri)process and science
Portuguese radiografia
- radiografiaprocess and science
Russian рентгеногра́фия, радиогра́фия
- рентгеногра́фия (rentgenográfija)process and science
- радиогра́фия (radiográfija)process and science
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with radiography
Cite this entry
radiography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiography
“radiography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiography.
Source: radiography on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.