sciagraphy
English
noun
Definitions
- The art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.
- (obsolete) A vertical section through a building.
- Radiography.
- The making of sundials.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek σκιά (shadow).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σκιά
Gloss
shadow
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
陰, 影
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sciagraph English
- sciagrapher English
- sciagraphical English
- skiagram English
- skiascope English
- skiascopy English
- skiatron English
- Skioptikon German
- schiascopia Italian
- sciafilo Italian
- scialitico Italian
- δολιχόσκιος Ancient Greek
- σκιά Ancient Greek
- σκιάς Ancient Greek
- σκιάω Ancient Greek
- σκιαγράφος Ancient Greek
- σκιερός Ancient Greek
- *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂ Proto-Indo-European
- σκιά Greek (modern)
- ἥσκιος gkm