shadowing
[ shad-oh-ing ]
/ ˈʃæd oʊ ɪŋ /
noun Cytology, Histology.
a method of enhancing the visibility of the surface features of a specimen for electron microscopic viewing by spraying it from one side with a coating of metal atoms.
OTHER WORDS FROM shadowing
self-shad·ow·ing, adjectiveWords nearby shadowing
shadow test,
shadow-box,
shadowbox,
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shadowgraph,
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shadowland,
shadowy,
shadrach,
shaduf,
shadwell
Definition for shadowing (2 of 2)
shadow
[ shad-oh ]
/ ˈʃæd oʊ /
noun
verb (used with object)
adjective
of or relating to a shadow cabinet.
without official authority: a shadow government.
Origin of shadow
before 900; (noun) Middle English
sch(e)adew(e),
schadow, shadw(e), Old English
scead(u)we, oblique case of
sceadu
shade; (v.) Middle English; Old English
sceadwian to protect, cover,
overshadow, derivative of the noun; compare Old Saxon
skadowan, skadoian, Gothic
-skadwjan
synonym study for shadow
1. See
shade.
OTHER WORDS FROM shadow
shad·ow·er, noun shad·ow·less, adjective shad·ow·like, adjective pre·shad·ow, noun, verb (used with object)Example sentences from the Web for shadowing
British Dictionary definitions for shadowing
shadow
/ (ˈʃædəʊ) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of shadow
shadower, noun shadowless, adjectiveWord Origin for shadow
Old English
sceadwe, oblique case of
sceadu
shade; related to Dutch
schaduw
Idioms and Phrases with shadowing
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