cathodographn.
/kəˈθɒdəʊɡrɑːf//kəˈθɒdəʊɡraf/ A photograph of normally invisible objects taken by means of cathode rays, an X-ray photograph. (Disused.)
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1896 Cent. Mag. May 120/1 No school or college has considered the day well spent in which..it has not taken ‘cathodographs’ of hands and coins.
1896 Cent. Mag. 126/2 A cathodograph picture.
1897 Daily News 2 Feb. 5/2 Its transparent honesty was recognised by the ‘cathodegraph’ showing only the setting, the diamond being represented by a white space.
Derivatives
caˈthodograph v. (transitive) to take an X-ray photograph of.
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1896 Cent. Mag. 121/1 Key cathodographed through a book of 526 pages.
cathodography n. /ˌkæθəʊˈdɒɡrəfɪ/ photography by cathode rays.
/ˌkæθəʊˈdɒɡrəfɪ/ photography by cathode rays.ΚΠ
1896 Cent. Mag. Cathodography of corked bottles would uncork them.
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