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# How to pronounce "reflectography" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/rɛflɛktɒgræfɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **re·flec·to·gra·phy**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting and thus determine whether it is an original.
  - *Example*: "IF a picture is worth the proverbial thousand words, taking a peek under the paint using infrared reflectography surely adds a few thousand more — especially when it comes to a work as detailed as the enormous 15th-century altarpiece from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Ascension in Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain."

### Example Sentences
- "IF a picture is worth the proverbial thousand words, taking a peek under the paint using infrared reflectography surely adds a few thousand more — especially when it comes to a work as detailed as the enormous 15th-century altarpiece from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Ascension in Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain."
- "infrared reflectography and found that it was actually by kak the younger this picture must be by kak the younger because the underd drawing shows"
- "completed his paintings infrared reflectography reveals how the"

### Common Phrases
- infrared reflectography
- reflectography reveals

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "reflectography" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Masterpiece a major work of reformation art but recently scientists from the kranak digital archive studied it using infrared reflectography and found that it was actually by kak the younger this picture must be by kak the younger because the underd drawing shows his typical stylistic features short Strokes often changing direction almost"
- **Watch at 28:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AwJROpqQlM&t=1720s)

### Example 2
> "painted contemporaries marveled at the wondrous speed with which Lucas kran completed his paintings infrared reflectography reveals how the workshop carried out its Monumental commissions the underdrawing of this painting includes color instructions like red blue and so forth that clearly"
- **Watch at 29:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AwJROpqQlM&t=1793s)


## How to Pronounce "reflectography"

- **Syllables**: re · flec · to · gra · phy
- **IPA**: `/rɛflɛktɒgræfɪ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[reflectographic](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/reflectographic)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “reflectography”?
“reflectography” is pronounced /rɛflɛktɒgræfɪ/ (re · flec · to · gra · phy). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “reflectography”?
“reflectography” has 5 syllables: re · flec · to · gra · phy.

### What does “reflectography” mean?
An infrared technique used by art historians to detect layers beneath the top surface of a painting and thus determine whether it is an original.

### How can I hear “reflectography” used in real sentences?
This page has 2 real-world video examples of “reflectography” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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