holograms

Three-dimensional light images

Holograms is the plural of hologram—a three-dimensional image created by recording light patterns on a flat surface.

Unlike photographs, holograms appear to have depth and change perspective as you move around them.

The technology appears on credit cards and currency as a security feature.

In science fiction, holograms are projected images of people or objects: The ship's computer generated a hologram of the captain.

fiction

sci-fi

Futuristic fiction, abbreviated

Leia · cyberpunk · avatar · Cortana · Jem · briefing · decoy

technology

laser

Concentrated light device

  • opticsScience of illumination
  • lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
  • beamStructural support member

interference · diffraction · coherence · wavefront · three-dimensional · photopolymer · emulsion · reconstruction · monochromatic · refraction

display

projection

Something that extends outward

  • imageVisual or mental likeness
  • 3DThree-axis spatial representation
  • visualOf or concerning sight

screen · illusion · floating · translucent · luminous · flickering · ghostly · shimmer · apparition · transparent

interactive

manipulation

Underhanded control of others

spatial · tracking · immersive · real-time · augmented-reality · holodeck · telepresence

security

watermark

Translucent authentication mark

passport · seal · verification · tamper-proof · iridescent · rainbow · foil · embossed · certificate · genuine

art

installation

Process of putting in

exhibition · rainbow · iridescent · collectible · jewelry · pendant · sticker · novelty · decorative · prismatic

Categories
Opposites
physical materiality

hologramsmatter

Space-occupying substance with mass

flesh and blood · hardware · substance · substances · material things

dimensional representation

hologramsphotographs

Light-captured images

paintings · drawings · prints · posters · silhouettes

technological mediation

hologramsthe real thing

Authentic original version

reality · originals · live performances

Phrases
Family

hologram, holographic, holography, holograph, holographs

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G