descriptive geometry
the theory of making projections of any accurately defined figure such that its projective as well as its metrical properties can be deduced from them.
geometry in general, treated by means of projections.
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There is strict duality in descriptive geometry between point-line-locus and line-point-envelope theorems.
descriptive geometry is essentially the science of multiple order for open series.
Lines at any slope and at any angle can be drawn by this descriptive geometry.
The Theory and Practice of Perspective | George Adolphus StoreyThe general courses usually include an elementary course and a course in descriptive geometry.
College Teaching | Paul KlapperAn elementary course and a course in descriptive geometry given simultaneously.
College Teaching | Paul Klapper
British Dictionary definitions for descriptive geometry
the study of the projection of three-dimensional figures onto a plane surface
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