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sciagraphy

sciagraphy noun: the art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.

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.

Forms of sciagraphy

pluralsciagraphies

Origin of sciagraphy

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

Questions about sciagraphy

What does sciagraphy mean?
Sciagraphy means the art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.
What part of speech is sciagraphy?
Sciagraphy is a noun.
What is the plural of sciagraphy?
The plural of sciagraphy is sciagraphies.

Words near sciagraphy in the dictionary

  1. sciagraphical
  2. sciagraphically
  3. sciagraphies
  4. sciagraphing
  5. sciagraphs
  6. sciagraphy
  7. Scialabba
  8. Scialabbas
  9. scialytic
  10. sciamachies
  11. sciamachy

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