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sciagraphy

sciagraphy

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sciagraphy  \Sci*ag"ra*phy\,  n.  [Gr.  ?,  fr  ?  drawing  in  light 
  and  shade;  ?  a  shadow  +  ?  to  delineate,  describe:  cf  F. 
  sciagraphie.] 
  1.  The  art  or  science  of  projecting  or  delineating  shadows  as 
  they  fall  in  nature.  --Gwilt. 
 
  2.  (Arch.)  Same  as  {Sciagraph}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sciagraph  \Sci"a*graph\,  n.  [See  {Sciagraphy}.] 
  1.  (Arch.)  An  old  term  for  a  vertical  section  of  a  building; 
  --  called  also  {sciagraphy}.  See  {Vertical  section},  under 
  {Section}. 
 
  2.  (Phys.)  A  radiograph.  [Written  also  {skiagraph}.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sciagraphy  \Sci*ag"ra*phy\,  n.  (Physics) 
  Same  as  {Radiography}.