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stereography

American  
[ster-ee-og-ruh-fee, steer-] / ˌstɛr iˈɒg rə fi, ˌstɪər- /

noun

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

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


stereography British  
/ ˌstɛrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, ˌstɪər-, ˌstɪər- /

noun

  1. the study and construction of geometrical solids

  2. the art of drawing a solid figure on a flat surface

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of stereography

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


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I liked the Herzog movie, as well as Godard’s, which made a fetish of its glitchy, sloppy stereography.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 2, 2015

Sterēograph′ic, -al, pertaining to stereography: made according to stereography: delineated on a plane.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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