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schlieren photography

schlieren photography noun: any of several techniques used to record regions of different refractive index in a fluid; especially used to visualize the flow of air around objects.

Noun

schlieren photography (uncountable)

  1. Any of several techniques used to record regions of different refractive index in a fluid; especially used to visualize the flow of air around objects

Questions about schlieren photography

What does schlieren photography mean?
Schlieren photography means any of several techniques used to record regions of different refractive index in a fluid; especially used to visualize the flow of air around objects.
What part of speech is schlieren photography?
Schlieren photography is a noun.

Words near schlieren photography in the dictionary

  1. Schlichtings
  2. Schlichts
  3. schlick
  4. schliere
  5. schlieren
  6. schlieren photography
  7. schlierens
  8. schlieric
  9. schlimazel
  10. schlimazels
  11. schlimazl

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