orthographic

[awr-thuh-graf-ik]

adjective

Sometimes or·tho·graph·i·cal.

Origin of orthographic

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

Related formsor·tho·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·or·tho·graph·ic, adjectivenon·or·tho·graph·i·cal, adjectivenon·or·tho·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbun·or·tho·graph·i·cal, adjectiveun·or·tho·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples of orthographic

The same is the case with respect to the termination -ness, and its orthographic varieties.
Notes and Queries, Number 240, June 3, 1854
Various
Eighteenth-century orthographic practice would have permitted such spellings.
Atalantis Major
Daniel Defoe
The plan of the figure is a parallel (orthographic) projection of the figure itself.
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
Orthographic, grammatical, and rhetorical forms are entered into more exhaustively and their niceties urged.
The School System of Norway
David Allen Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for orthographic

orthographic

orthographical

adjective

of or relating to spelling

Derived Formsorthographically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for orthographic

adj.

1660s, from orthography + -ic. Related: Orthographically.