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stereography

[ ster-ee-og-ruh-fee, steer- ]

noun

  1. the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.
  2. a branch of solid geometry dealing with the construction of regularly defined solids.


stereography

/ ˌstɛrɪəˈɡræfɪk; ˌstɪər-; ˌstɛrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ; ˌstɪər- /

noun

  1. the study and construction of geometrical solids
  2. the art of drawing a solid figure on a flat surface
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • stereographic, adjective
  • ˌstereoˈgraphically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ster·e·o·graph·ic [ster-ee-, uh, -, graf, -ik, steer-], stere·o·graphi·cal adjective
  • stere·o·graphi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stereography1

First recorded in 1690–1700; stereo- + -graphy
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Example Sentences

Monsieur Monge has drawn much from our countryman, Hamilton's work on Stereography but he has not mentioned his work.

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