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
From there, students must learn vocabulary and how to recognize words by sight — called orthographic mapping — as well as comprehend the meaning of the words they’re reading.
From Seattle Times
But a series of excruciating high-profile spelling mistakes have left Abraham Weintraub’s orthographic reputation in tatters and academics and parents demanding his immediate expulsion from office.
From The Guardian
A two-year French legal battle over an orthographic squiggle has ended in victory for a couple granted the right to write their infant son’s Breton first name as Fañch instead of Fanch.
From The Guardian
The national bee is, after all, often called “the orthographic Super Bowl.”
From New York Times
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