ichnography
[ ik-nog-ruh-fee ]
/ ɪkˈnɒg rə fi /
noun, plural ich·nog·ra·phies.
the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
a ground plan or layout of a building; a horizontal representation of a building.
OTHER WORDS FROM ichnography
ich·no·graph·ic [ik-nuh-graf-ik] /ˌɪk nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective ich·no·graph·i·cal, adjective ich·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby ichnography
ichneumon,
ichneumon fly,
ichnite,
ichno-,
ichnofossil,
ichnography,
ichnology,
ichor,
ichoroid,
ichorrhea,
ichth.
Example sentences from the Web for ichnography
They are marked on an old map of the borough, classically described as the "Ichnography or ground plan of Guildford."
Highways and Byways in Surrey |Eric ParkerAlready a ground-plan, or ichnography, has been laid down of the future colonial empire.
British Dictionary definitions for ichnography
ichnography
/ (ɪkˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
the art of drawing ground plans
the ground plan of a building, factory, etc
Derived forms of ichnography
ichnographic (ˌɪknəˈɡræfɪk) or ichnographical, adjective ichnographically, adverbWord Origin for ichnography
C16: from Latin
ichnographia, from Greek
ikhnographia, from
ikhnos trace, track