Definition of HOLOGRAM

hologram

Meanings

Plural: holograms

Noun

  • the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
  • A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.

Origin / Etymology

From holo- + -gram, from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + γραμμή (grammḗ, “letter, line”), coined by Hungarian-born British scientist Dennis Gabor in 1948, the 1971 Nobel prize winner in physics for his work in holography.

Synonyms

holograph

Scrabble Score: 14

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