stereography

[ster-ee-og-ruh-fee, steer-]

noun

the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.

a branch of solid geometry dealing with the construction of regularly defined solids.

Origin of stereography

First recorded in 1690–1700; stereo- + -graphy

Related formsster·e·o·graph·ic

[ster-ee-uh-graf-ik, steer-] /ˌstɛr i əˈgræf ɪk, ˌstɪər-/, ster·e·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivester·e·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Monsieur Monge has drawn much from our countryman, Hamilton's work on Stereography but he has not mentioned his work.
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British Dictionary definitions for stereography

stereography

noun

the study and construction of geometrical solids

the art of drawing a solid figure on a flat surface

Derived Formsstereographic (ˌstɛrɪəˈɡræfɪk, ˌstɪər-) or stereographical, adjectivestereographically, adverb

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