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trimetrogon

[ trahy-me-truh-gon ]
/ traɪˈmɛ trəˌgɒn /

adjective

of or relating to a system of aerial photography using three cameras, one pointed directly downward and the others at 60° to it.

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Origin of trimetrogon

1940–45; tri- + Greek métro(n) measure + -gon

Words nearby trimetrogon

trimethylaminuria, trimethylene, trimethylglycine, trimetric, trimetric projection, trimetrogon, trimmer, trimmer arch, trimming, trimodal, trimolecular
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British Dictionary definitions for trimetrogon

trimetrogon
/ (traɪˈmɛtrəˌɡɒn) /

noun

  1. a method of aerial photography for rapid topographic mapping, in which one vertical and two oblique photographs are taken simultaneously
  2. (as modifier)trimetrogon photography

Word Origin for trimetrogon

from tri- + metro-, from Greek metron measure + -gon
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