holograph
/'hɔləgrɑ:f/
Definition
- Noun:
- A handwritten document or book: A text that is entirely written by hand by its author, especially a manuscript, letter, or will.
- A photographic record containing information for reproducing a three-dimensional image: The intermediate photograph produced in holography, which, when illuminated with coherent light, creates a three-dimensional image.
Examples of Usage
Noun (Handwritten document):
- The museum acquired a holograph of the poet's early sonnets.
- The will was declared valid because it was a holograph, signed and dated by the testator.
Noun (Photographic record):
- The scientist examined the holograph under laser light to reveal the 3D image.
- Creating a holograph requires a laser, a beamsplitter, and photographic film.
Advanced Usage
- Legal "holographic will": A will that is entirely handwritten, dated, and signed by the testator, often valid even without witnesses in some jurisdictions.
- The court accepted the holographic will found in her desk drawer.
Variants and Related Words
Holographic (adj): Pertaining to or being a holograph.
- The document's holographic nature was verified by a handwriting expert.
- We saw a stunning holographic display at the science museum.
Holography (n): The science or process of making holograms.
- Holography is used in security features on credit cards and passports.
Synonyms
- Manuscript: A handwritten or typed document, especially an author's original text before publication.
- Hologram: The three-dimensional image produced from a holograph. (Note: In common usage, "hologram" is often used interchangeably with the photographic record itself, though technically the holograph is the recorded medium and the hologram is the resulting image.)
Related Phrases
- In one's own hand: Written by oneself.
- The letter was in her own hand, confirming it was a holograph.
Noun
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the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
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handwritten book or document
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