sciagraphy

English

Etymology

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

Noun

sciagraphy (countable and uncountable, plural sciagraphies)

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