thermography

thermography

English

Etymology

thermo- +‎ -graphy

Noun

thermography (countable and uncountable, plural thermographies)

1. (physics) Any of several techniques for the remote measurement of the temperature variations of a body, especially by creating images produced by infrared radiation.
2. Any process of writing involving the use of heat.
   • 1999, Paperie: The Art of Writing and Wrapping with Paper (page 73)

     Thermography, which imitates engraving, costs far less because it employs no dies or plates.

Synonyms

• thermal imaging

Derived terms

• breast thermography

Related terms

• thermographic
• thermogram
• thermographic camera

Translations

practice of creating images produced by infrared radiation

Finnish: lämpökuvaus German: Thermographie f, Thermografie f

Sindhi: گرمونگاري‎ (sd) f Spanish: termografía f

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• mythographer