stereography

[ ster-ee-og-ruh-fee, steer- ]
/ ˌstɛr iˈɒg rə fi, ˌstɪər- /

noun

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

Origin of stereography

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

OTHER WORDS FROM stereography

ster·e·o·graph·ic [ster-ee-uh-graf-ik, steer-] /ˌstɛr i əˈgræf ɪk, ˌstɪər-/, ster·e·o·graph·i·cal, adjective ster·e·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby stereography

stereognosis, stereogram, stereograph, stereographer, stereographic projection, stereography, stereoimage, stereoisomer, stereoisomeric, stereoisomerism, stereolithography

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British Dictionary definitions for stereography

stereography
/ (ˌstɛrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, ˌstɪər-) /

noun

the study and construction of geometrical solids
the art of drawing a solid figure on a flat surface

Derived forms of stereography

stereographic (ˌstɛrɪəˈɡræfɪk, ˌstɪər-) or stereographical, adjective stereographically, adverb