stratigraphy | (noun) the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata | - |
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tachygraphy | (noun) a method of writing rapidly using an abbreviated symbolic system | Synonyms: shorthand, stenography |
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telegraphy | (noun) apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code) | Synonyms: telegraph |
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(noun) communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire | - |
telephotography | (noun) photography using a telephoto lens | - |
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(noun) transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance | - |
theosophy | (noun) a system of belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul | - |
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thermography | (noun) diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors | - |
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tomography | (noun) (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | Synonyms: imaging |
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topography | (noun) the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features | - |
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(noun) precise detailed study of the surface features of a region | - |
trophy | (noun) something given as a token of victory | Synonyms: prize |
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(noun) an award for success in war or hunting | - |
typography | (noun) the craft of composing type and printing from it | - |
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(noun) art and technique of printing with movable type | Synonyms: composition |
ultrasonography | (noun) using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs | Synonyms: echography, sonography, ultrasound |
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venography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of veins | - |
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xerography | (noun) forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas | - |
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xeroradiography | (noun) radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques | - |
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