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Meaning of scanography | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The production of radiographs by scanning with X-rays through a moving, thin slit.
    uncountable
  2. The process of capturing digitized images of objects using a flatbed scanner for the purpose of creating photographic prints.
    uncountable

Examples

“In some modern panoramic units, programs for scanography are available. A scanogram is an image of a restricted area obtained using a narrow collimated radiation beam and a moving image receptor, much the same as applied for the panoramic technique.”
“In 2009, she had her first exhibition at Tashkeel in Dubai where she debuted work using scanography, a process of creating photographic prints from layered images captured with a flatbed scanner.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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