Scī-ăg'ra-phy, n.

n. [Gr. σκιαγραφία, from σκιά, a shadow, and γράφειν, to write, describe; Lat. sciagraphia, Fr. sciagraphie, It. sciografia.]

1. The art or science of projecting or delineating shadows as they fall in nature. Gwilt.
2. (Arch.) The profile or vertical section of a building to show its interior structure; a sciagraph.