thermography

English

Etymology

From thermo- +‎ -graphy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

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
• infrared thermography

Related terms

• thermogram
• thermograph
• thermographic
• thermographic camera

 

Translations

practice of creating images produced by infrared radiation

• Finnish: lämpökuvaus
• German: Thermographie f, Thermografie f
• Italian: termografia f
• Sindhi: گرمونگاري (sd) f
• Spanish: termografía f

Anagrams

• mythographer