Search the Dictionary

An orthographic projection, sometimes partly in section, esp. of a building.

One versed in orthography; one who spells words correctly.

Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter was orthographic.

In an orthographical manner:

One who spells words correctly; an orthographer.

e; to correct in regard to spelling. In the coalesced into ith, which modern reaction has orthographized to i' th'. Earle.

rding to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his orthography is vicious. When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation, but is hardened into orthography. Earle.

Deviation from correct orthography; bad spelling. [Obs.] Feltham.

To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. Johnson.

An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon.

rical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; -- called by the ancients the orthography. Angle of elevation (Geodesy), the angle which an ascending line makes with a horizontal plane. -- Elevation of the host (R. C. Ch.), that par…

greeable in sound; pleasing to the ear; euphonious; as, a euphonic expression; euphonical orthography.

See Gray (the correct orthography).

in different words or syllables; -- said of methods of spelling; as, the ordinary English orthography is heterographic.

he same letters represent different sounds in different words, as in the ordinary English orthography; e. g., g in get and in ginger.

One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and fair, a., beautiful.

Isometrical perspective. See under Perspective. -- Isometrical projection, a species of orthographic projection, in which but a single plane of projection is used. It is so named from the fact that the projections of three equal lines, parallel respectively to three rectangular axes, are equal to one another. This ki…

ying straight, right, upright, correct, regular; as, orthodromy, orthodiagonal, orthodox, orthographic.

s, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another. Orthogonal projection. See under Orthographic.

Having a similar sound, but different orthography and different meaning; -- said of certain words, as al and awl; hair and hare, etc.