Hologram
/ˈhoʊ.lə.ɡræm/noun
A three-dimensional image created by the interference of light beams from a laser or other coherent light source.
Did you know?The term 'hologram' combines the Greek words for 'whole' and 'message', hinting at the hidden dimensions of communication and reality itself.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ὅλος (holos)
“whole, entire”
Ancient Greek
Greek
γράμμα (gramma)
“something written, a letter or message”
19th Century
English
holograph
“a document written entirely in the handwriting of the person whose signature it bears”
1960s
English
holography
“the practice of making holograms, capturing light fields in three dimensions”
1968
English
hologram
“the first use of the term referring to the recorded three-dimensional image”