From: jpc@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au (John Costella) Subject: Re: PHIL: Meaning of "graphics" (Was Re: SCI: sound cues Date: Tue, 4 May 93 2:46:45 EET > >> > Pardon??? Holographic sound? What does it mean? > >> > >> Actually, the element "graphic," commonly used in English to denote > [etc.] > > Actually, according to my dictionary, "holography" derives from Greek > words which, taken together, define "imaging the whole of a thing" -- > in other words, making a complete image. > > The dictionary then goes on to indicate that holography is "the > imaging of a thing using wavefronts as a medium." These wavefronts, I Oh well I suppose we must hit an unresolvable difference in the side of the Atlantic our dictionaries originate from. Mine emphasises the fact that *radiation* is to be used, and gives the original quotations defining the word. Sound ain't radiation. You can use words whichever way you like. Just don't expect physicists to appreciate the novel constructions. :-) I suppose it's like the hilarious announcement often heard in US airports, "Flight 123 will be boarding momentarily." You guys can't help twisting the language! John ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John P. Costella School of Physics, The University of Melbourne jpc@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au Tel: +61 3543-7795; Fax: +61 3347-4783 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------