Holographic
/ˌhoʊ.ləˈɡræf.ɪk/noun
Relating to holography or a hologram, especially one that records and reconstructs a three-dimensional image.
Did you know?The root behind holographic comes from Greek holos (“whole”), the same ancient root that gave us holism and catholic in its original sense of “universal,” while -graphy ties it to writing, recording, and inscribing reality.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sol-
“whole, entire”
Ancient Greek
Greek
hólos (ὅλος)
“whole, entire”
Ancient Greek
Greek
-graphia (γραφία)
“writing, recording, description”
19th Century
English
holography
“a method of producing or recording an image using interference patterns of light”
20th Century
English
holographic
“relating to holography or to a hologram”