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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ther•mog•ra•phy (thər mog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n. - Printinga technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
- Medicinea technique for measuring regional skin temperatures, used esp. as a screening method for detection of breast cancer.
- 1830–40; thermo- + -graphy
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thermography /θɜːˈmɒɡrəfɪ/ n - any writing, printing, or recording process involving the use of heat
- the measurement and recording of heat produced by a part of the body: used in the diagnosis of tumours, esp of the breast (mammothermography), which have an increased blood supply and therefore generate more heat than normal tissue
See also thermogram
therˈmographer n thermographic /ˌθɜːməʊˈɡræfɪk/ adj |