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hologram

noun

  1. three-dimensional recorded image
  2. intermediate photograph that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
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Pronunciation: /ˈhɒləɡɹæm/ / /ˈhɑləˌɡɹæm/ / [ˈhɑləˌɡɹɛəm]

noun

Etymology: From holo- + -gram, from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + γρᾰ́μμᾰ (grắmmă, “that which is written or drawn”), coined by Hungarian-born British scientist Dennis Gabor in 1948, the Nobel prize winner in physics in 1971 for his work in holography.

  1. A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.

    He turned his head and stared out to sea, longing for the hologram logo of Fuji Electric, for the drone of a helicopter, anything at all.