XERORADIOGRAPHY

xeroradiography

(noun) radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

xeroradiography (usually uncountable, plural xeroradiographies)

A method of X-ray photography which uses an electrically charged metal plate instead of film.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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