skiagram

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noun

A picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.

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radiographskiagraphradiogramshadowgraph
OriginAncient Greek σκιά →
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Meanings

nounskiagram (plural skiagrams)

plural skiagrams · alternative sciagram

  1. A picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.

    Synonyms: radiograph, skiagraph

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA picture or image created from shadows, especially with X-rays.

Similar
radiographskiagraph

More synonyms by meaning

nouna photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)

Similar
radiogramradiographshadowgraphskiagraph
Broader
photographphotoexposure
Also see
radiogramradiographshadowgraph

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκιά“shadow”
  2. Englishskiagram

From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -gram.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skiagram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skiagram.

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