orthographic

[ awr-thuh-graf-ik ]

/ ˌɔr θəˈgræf ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to orthography.

Words nearby orthographic

orthogonal trajectory, orthogonalize, orthograde, orthograde degeneration, orthographer, orthographic, orthographic projection, orthographize, orthography, orthohydrogen, orthokeratology

Sometimes or·tho·graph·i·cal.

Origin of orthographic

First recorded in 1660–70; orthograph(y) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM orthographic

or·tho·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·or·tho·graph·ic, adjectivenon·or·tho·graph·i·cal, adjectivenon·or·tho·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·or·tho·graph·i·cal, adjectiveun·or·tho·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for orthographic

The mechanical work of the drawing office is confined strictly to orthographic projections and sections of objects.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7|Various
Dr Hodgson accuses himself of being the originator of the orthographic variation.
Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research|Michael Sage
At the same time the plan is an orthographic projection of the plane α.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
I have no dictionary, and I do not want one; I can select words by the sound, or by orthographic aspect.
The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories|Mark Twain

It's 335 give an' take between 'em for mebby one hundred words, an' neither so much as stubs his orthographic toe.
Faro Nell and Her Friends|Alfred Henry Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for orthographic

orthographic

orthographical

/ (ˌɔːθəʊˈɡræfɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to spelling

Derived forms of orthographic

orthographically, adverb

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