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nomography

American  
[noh-mog-ruh-fee] / noʊˈmɒg rə fi /

noun

plural

nomographies
  1. the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.

  2. the art of making and using a nomogram for solving a succession of nearly identical problems.


nomography British  
/ ˌnɒməˈɡræfɪk, nɒˈmɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

  1. the science of constructing nomographs See nomogram

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Other Word Forms

  • nomographer noun
  • nomographic adjective
  • nomographical adjective
  • nomographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of nomography

First recorded in 1725–35, nomography is from the Greek word nomographía the writing of laws. See nomo-, -graphy

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Nomography, nō-mog′ra-fi, n. the art of drawing up laws in proper form.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

For a modern practical method of solving equations of many types, see Nomography.—Bibliography:

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There are also the manuscripts of the Nomography, Logical Arrangements, etc.

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