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holography

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can then be used to create a three-dimensional image

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: optics

History

Etymology

From holograph + -y.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: холография (holografija) — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Catalan: holografia — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全息攝影 /全息摄影 (quánxíshèyǐng) — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Czech: holografie — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Dutch: holografie — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Esperanto: holografio — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Estonian: holograafia — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Finnish: holografia — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • French: holographie — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • German: Holografie — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • German: Holographie — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Greek: ολογραφία (olografía) — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Ido: holografio — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Indonesian: holografi — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Irish: holagrafaíocht — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Italian: olografia — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Japanese: ホログラフィー (horogurafī) — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Korean: 홀로그래피 (hollogeuraepi) — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Portuguese: holografia — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Romanian: holografie — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Russian: гологра́фия (golográfija) — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance
  • Spanish: holografía — a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance