Etymograph

English

reflectography

From reflect + -o- + -graphy.

Formed from reflect + -o- + -graphy

Old French reflecter ‘to bend back’

English reflect

Today it means

noun An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting and thus determine whether it is an original.

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Sources: Wiktionary, “reflectography”. 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 / reflectography