English
rayograph
From Ray + -o- + -graph, coined by Man Ray (1890–1976), American modernist artist, based on his own name.
The story
From Ray + -o- + -graph, coined by Man Ray (1890–1976), American modernist artist, based on his own name.
Today it means
noun A photogram of the kind produced by Man Ray.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “rayograph”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / rayograph