tomography
noun
to·mog·ra·phy
tō-ˈmä-grə-fē 
: a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (such as the human body or the earth) by the observation and recording of the differences in the effects on the passage of waves of energy impinging on those structures compare computed tomography
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The researchers used high-resolution grinding tomography and an artificial intelligence model to find the fossils, which were located in rock samples that had been preserved in seafloor sediments found in Japan and Vancouver Island from 100 to 72 million years ago.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Instead of relying on traditional imaging techniques based on X-rays, Iba and his colleagues used high-resolution grinding tomography to physically shave away microscopic layers of the rock.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The team used grinding tomography, a 3D imaging technique, along with an artificial intelligence model, to carry out the research.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The study authors found the specimens by using a 3D-imaging technique called grinding tomography to create high-resolution datasets, and an AI model, according to the study.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Instead of relying on traditional imaging techniques based on X-rays, Iba and his colleagues used high-resolution grinding tomography to physically shave away microscopic layers of the rock.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The team used grinding tomography, a 3D imaging technique, along with an artificial intelligence model, to carry out the research.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
The study authors found the specimens by using a 3D-imaging technique called grinding tomography to create high-resolution datasets, and an AI model, according to the study.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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tomography
noun
to·mog·ra·phy
tō-ˈmäg-rə-fē
plural tomographies
: a method of producing a three-dimensional image of the internal structures of a solid object (as the human body) by the observation and recording of the differences in the effects on the passage of waves of energy impinging on those structures
called also stratigraphy
see computed tomography, positron-emission tomographyLove words? Need even more definitions?
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