orthographic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonorthographic adjective
- nonorthographical adjective
- nonorthographically adverb
- orthographically adverb
- unorthographical adjective
- unorthographically adverb
Etymology
Origin of orthographic
First recorded in 1660–70; orthograph(y) + -ic
Example Sentences
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Publishers wanted an orthographic illustration, a drawing of the front, sides and top of the tree, to give readers an undistorted view of a Ceiba pentandra Van Pelt first measured in 1997.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023
The orthographic debate the bill seeks to settle is older than the bridge itself.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2018
Their ambitions of orthographic engineering are likely to be frustrated.
From Time • Feb. 17, 2016
Even the Czech Republic’s ambassador to the United States, whose country’s connection to Chechnya is purely orthographic, felt compelled to note that the Czech Republic and Chechnya are “two very different entities.”
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2013
Models of this kind can be made in many cases and their construction cannot be too highly recommended in order to realize orthographic projection.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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