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muography

muography noun: an imaging technique that makes use of muons.

Noun

muography (uncountable)

  1. An imaging technique that makes use of muons.

Origin of muography

From mu (“shortening of muon or mu-meson”) + -o- + -graphy. Alternatively, a blend of muon + radiography. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μῦ (mû, “Greek letter”) + γράφω (gráphō, “sketch”).

Questions about muography

What does muography mean?
Muography means an imaging technique that makes use of muons.
What part of speech is muography?
Muography is a noun.

Words near muography in the dictionary

  1. muoctahedra
  2. muoctahedron
  3. muoctahedrons
  4. muogenic
  5. muographic
  6. muography
  7. muon
  8. muon neutrino
  9. muon neutrinos
  10. Muong
  11. muonic

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