hologram
nounUK /ˈhɒl.ə.ɡræm/
US /ˈhɑː.lə.ɡræm/
A hologram is a special picture that looks like a real 3D object floating in the air.
The science museum had a hologram of a dinosaur that looked like it was standing right in front of us.
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2. A photograph made with laser light that shows a scene in three dimensions.
She kept a hologram of her wedding on the mantelpiece.
3. A security feature on banknotes or cards that changes appearance when tilted.
The new banknote has a hologram of a bird that shifts color.
4. A person or thing that seems unreal or ghostly, like an image without substance.
After the long flight, he felt like a hologram of himself.