stereotomy

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

/ ˌstɛr iˈɒt ə mi, ˌstɪər- /

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noun

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

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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

Words nearby stereotomy

stereotactic instrument, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotape, stereotaxic, stereotaxis, stereotomy, stereotropism, stereotype, stereotyped, stereotypical, stereotypy

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How to use stereotomy in a sentence

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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