THERMOGRAPHY


Meaning of THERMOGRAPHY in English

— thermographer , n. — thermographic /therr'meuh graf"ik/ , adj. — thermographically , adv.

/theuhr mog"reuh fee/ , n.

1. a 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.

2. Med. a technique for measuring regional skin temperatures, used esp. as a screening method for detection of breast cancer.

[ 1830-40; THERMO- + -GRAPHY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .