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autoradiograph

[ aw-tuh-rey-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

  1. a picture revealing the presence of radioactive material, the film being laid directly on the object to be tested.

autoradiograph

/ ˌɔːtəʊˈreɪdɪəˌɡrɑːf; ˌɔːtəʊˌreɪdɪəˈɡræfɪk; -ˌɡræf; ˌɔːtəʊˌreɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

  1. a photograph showing the distribution of a radioactive substance in a specimen. The photographic plate is exposed by radiation from the specimen Also calledradioautograph
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • autoradiography, noun
  • autoradiographic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • au·to·ra·di·o·graph·ic [aw-t, uh, -rey-dee-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
  • auto·radi·o·graphi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoradiograph1

First recorded in 1900–05; auto- 1 + radiograph

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