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BNC: 28744 COCA: 17767
BNC: 28744 COCA: 17767

tomography

noun

to·​mog·​ra·​phy tō-ˈmä-grə-fē How to pronounce tomography (audio)
: a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (such as the human body or the earth) by the observation and recording of the differences in the effects on the passage of waves of energy impinging on those structures compare computed tomography
tomographic adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Without neutron tomography, as this kind of mapping is known, nothing short of breaking the fossil apart would have revealed the unfortunate dino. James Riordon, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 Without disturbing the mummy, an imaging technician took radiographs -- a type of X-ray -- and performed a computerized tomography (CT) scan. Maxime Tamsett, CNN, 1 May 2022 More advanced testing includes computerized tomography scanning or magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen. Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2022 In 2002, Michael Wright, then curator of mechanical engineering at the Science Museum in London, made headlines with new, more detailed X-ray images of the device taken via linear tomography. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2022 Rapid decay of the copper isotope signals the presence of the antibody by positron emission tomography, i.e. a PET scan. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022 Modeling the seismic activity using tomography creates three-dimensional images of what goes on beneath the crust. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2022 The team used seismic tomography, a sort of ultrasound technique, over five days in early April to map the ground underneath Yellowstone. The Editors, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2015 With Wolfgang Baumeister, a German biophysicist, Villa helped develop an approach that combines FIB milling with cryo-electron tomography—a technique in which a sample is rotated in place, allowing snapshots from different angles. James Somers, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Greek tomos section + International Scientific Vocabulary -graphy — more at tome

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tomography was in 1935
BNC: 28744 COCA: 17767

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