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  1. The geometrical representation of a vertical section of a building, showing its interior structure or arrangement.
  2. A photograph taken with the X-rays. See ray. Also skiagraph. When taking a skiagraph of the lungs the plate will not be marred as the result of movement of the ribs and lung and diaphragm, which is always the case when long exposures are made. Amer. X-Ray Jour., Feb., 1903, p. 43.
  3. To take a sciagraph or radiograph of. Also skiagraph. The time of exposure depends largely upon the size and character of the apparatus employed, the degree of vacuum of the tube, and the thickness of the part to be skiagraphed. Amer. X-Ray Jour., Feb., 1903, p. 41.

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  1. from Greek σκιά, shade, shadow, + γράφειν, write.
  2. sciagraph, n.
 

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