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If an image has the properites of a hologram, it hologramatic, not holograhic
Hologram
Photograph made by means of laser, which when illuminated by another laser produces a 3-dimentional image of the ogject photographed
Holograph
Document wholly in handwritting of person in who name it appears.
What's do you call a word that, because of it's continues miss-use, ends up meaning what it's been mistaken with?
If an image has the properites of a hologram, it hologramatic, not holograhic
Hologram
Photograph made by means of laser, which when illuminated by another laser produces a 3-dimentional image of the ogject photographed
Holograph
Document wholly in handwritting of person in who name it appears.
What's do you call a word that, because of it's continues miss-use, ends up meaning what it's been mistaken with?
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Erm, sorry to disappoint you, but Dictionary.com has two definitions for the word holographic.
The 2nd defn matches your one relating to handwriting, but the first definition is:
- Of or relating to holography or holograms.
Oh, and according to the same site, there is no such word as hologramatic.
[Edited by MarkO - 10/29/2002 3:09:59 PM]
The 2nd defn matches your one relating to handwriting, but the first definition is:
- Of or relating to holography or holograms.
Oh, and according to the same site, there is no such word as hologramatic.
[Edited by MarkO - 10/29/2002 3:09:59 PM]
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It's wrong in more ways than one:
Of course it's perfectly possible to produce one that's viewable using ordinary, incoherent, light. It's not a photograph either, it's an interference pattern. If you split a holographic plate in two, you get two holograms of the original picture (not half each). That's why it's called 'hologram' meaning 'whole image'. 
Edit: if you've ever made a hologram, you'll know what a bitch it is getting all the beamsplitters in the right places such that one beam strikes the object, the other the plate, and the reflected light from the object strikes the plate. Then you have to develop the plate/film in total darkness if you've been using red lasers, as the plate/film is sensitive in the red optical band so you can't use one of those red lights to see. If you dump your hands in the developer instead of the water, it stings a lot [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
[Edited by carl - 10/29/2002 3:28:19 PM]
Photograph made by means of laser, which when illuminated by another laser produces a 3-dimentional image of the ogject photographed
Edit: if you've ever made a hologram, you'll know what a bitch it is getting all the beamsplitters in the right places such that one beam strikes the object, the other the plate, and the reflected light from the object strikes the plate. Then you have to develop the plate/film in total darkness if you've been using red lasers, as the plate/film is sensitive in the red optical band so you can't use one of those red lights to see. If you dump your hands in the developer instead of the water, it stings a lot [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
[Edited by carl - 10/29/2002 3:28:19 PM]
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...and so on for:
properites (properties)
handwritting (handwriting)
in who name it (in whose name it)
What's do you call a word (What do you call a word)
because of it's (because of its)
continues (continuous)
what it's been mistaken with? (ending the sentence with a preposition)
properites (properties)
handwritting (handwriting)
in who name it (in whose name it)
What's do you call a word (What do you call a word)
because of it's (because of its)
continues (continuous)
what it's been mistaken with? (ending the sentence with a preposition
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