hologram

hol-o-gram · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A three-dimensional image produced by laser light that appears to have depth and changes appearance when viewed from different angles.

  2. 2.

    A pattern of interference recorded on a photographic medium that produces a holographic image.

Forms

plural: holograms

Related words

See also: holography, laser, three-dimensional

Etymology

From Greek holos ("whole, complete") + -gram (from gramma, "something written or drawn"). Coined in 1949 by physicist Dennis Gabor, who invented holography.