HOLOGRAPH

hologram, holograph

(noun) the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography

manuscript, holograph

(noun) handwritten book or document

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

holograph (plural holographs)

A hologram.

(legal, textual criticism) A handwritten document that is solely the work of the person whose signature it bears, especially a letter, deed, or will; an original manuscript, a protograph.

Verb

holograph (third-person singular simple present holographs, present participle holographing, simple past and past participle holographed)

To record by means of holography.

Source: Wiktionary


Hol"o*graph, n. Etym: [L.holographus entirely autograph, Gr. "olo`grafos; "o`los whole + gra`fein to write: cf. F. holographe, olographe.]

Definition: A document, as a letter, deed, or will, wholly in the handwriting of the person from whom it proceeds and whose act it purports to be.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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