SINCE 1828
orthographic
adjective
or·tho·graph·ic
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or less commonly orthographical \ ˌȯr-thə-ˈgra-fi-kəl
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Definition of orthographic
1
: of, relating to, being, or prepared by orthographic projection
an orthographic map
2a
: of or relating to orthography
b
: correct in spelling
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Other Words from orthographic
orthographically
\ ˌȯr-thə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of orthographic in a Sentence
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The orthographic debate the bill seeks to settle is older than the bridge itself. — Vivian Wang, New York Times, "How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Verrazano? With an Extra Z," 7 June 2018 Essentially, the computer takes the different orthographic views of something—top, down, left, right, etc.—and creates a 3D model out of it, freeing the artist from hours of drudgery. — Steven T. Wright, Ars Technica, "Life in (virtual) pit lane: The war stories of video game car design," 28 Apr. 2018 Imagining the azimuthal orthographic as looking down at Earth from a floating eye, d’Aiguilon figured that moving the eye up or down would change the distance to the horizon. — Nick Stockton, WIRED, "Get to Know a Projection: Azimuthal Orthographic," 20 Nov. 2014These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'orthographic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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