stereotomy

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

/ ˌstɛr iˈɒt ə mi, ˌstɪər- /

noun

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

Words nearby stereotomy

stereotactic, stereotactic instrument, stereotape, stereotaxic, stereotaxis, stereotomy, stereotropism, stereotype, stereotyped, stereotypy, stereovision

Origin of stereotomy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM stereotomy

ster·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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Examples from the Web for 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|Various

British Dictionary definitions for stereotomy

stereotomy

/ (ˌstɛrɪˈɒtəmɪ, ˌstɪər-) /

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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