English Explanatory Dictionary

sciagraphy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.
  2. A vertical section through a building.
  3. Radiography.
  4. The making of sundials.

Word forms

sciagraphy sciagraphies

Etymology

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

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