stereotomy

[ster-ee-ot-uh-mee, steer-]

noun

the technique of cutting solids, as stones, to specified forms and dimensions.

Origin of stereotomy

First recorded in 1720–30; stereo- + -tomy

Related formsster·e·o·tom·ic

[ster-ee-uh-tom-ik, steer-] /ˌstɛr i əˈtɒm ɪk, ˌstɪər-/, ster·e·o·tom·i·cal, adjectivester·e·ot·o·mist, noun

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Historical Examples of stereotomy

It consisted in a division of the cube, or, as he called it, the stereotomy of the cube.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 331, May, 1843
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British Dictionary definitions for stereotomy

stereotomy

noun

the art of cutting three-dimensional solids into particular shapes

Word Origin for stereotomy

C18: from French stéréotomie. See stereo-, -tomy

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