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orthographic Definition

ortho·graphic (ôr′t̸hə graf′ik)

adjective

  1. of or characterized by orthography
  2. Geom. of right angles and perpendicular lines; orthogonal

orthographic Related Forms
or′tho·graph′i·cally adverb
orthographic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • projection: On the left, we see an orthographic projection in action.
  • transcription: For an orthographic transcription, decisions will have to be taken over spelling conventions.
  • convention: Since what started as a purely orthographic convention has become " live " in many speakers ' mouths, I welcome the acceptance.
  • drawing: This will allow you to create an ellipse at the correct angle based on the radius of the circle in the orthographic drawing.
  • representation: In such items any secondary stress has no bearing on orthographic representation.
  • word: There are many cases in English where a sequence of orthographic words is best assigned a single tag.