radiograph noun & verb.
['reɪdɪǝ(ʊ)grɑ:f] L19.[from RADIO- + -GRAPH.]A. noun.
1. An instrument by which the duration and intensity of sunshine is measured and recorded. Only in
L19.2. An image of an object produced by means of X-rays or other ionizing radiation.
L19.3. =
RADIO-TELEGRAPH. Only in
E20.b. verb trans. Make a radiograph of; study by radiography.
L19. ■ radi'ographer noun a person who practises radiography; a person qualified to operate radiographic equipment:
L19. ■ radio'graphic adjective (a) of, pertaining to, or carried out by means of radiography;
(b) =
RADIO-TELEGRAPHIC:
L19. ■ radio'graphical adjective (
rare)
L19. ■ radio'graphically adverb by means of radiography; as regards radiography:
L19. ■ radi'ography noun (a) the science or process of making radiographs (
mass radiography: see
MASS noun2 & adjective);
(b) =
RADIO-TELEGRAPHY:
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