shadowgraph
IPA: ʃˈædoʊgræf
noun
- A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
- (physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
verb
- (transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
- (photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
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Examples of "shadowgraph" in Sentences
- Shadowgraph is a type of flow visualisation.
- These four shadowgraph images represent early reentry vehicle concepts.
- The HFFAF has a test section equipped with 16 shadowgraph imaging stations.