Isometrical projection, a species of orthographic projection, in which but a single plane of projection is used.
Orthographic or Orthogonal, projection, that projection which is made by drawing lines, from every point to be projected, perpendicular to the plane of projection.
At the same time the plan is an orthographic projection of the plane [alpha].
It is therefore often called drawing in plan and elevation, and sometimes simply orthographic projection.
Models of this kind can be made in many cases and their construction cannot be too highly recommended in order to realize orthographic projection.
Schaenechstede is a clear orthographic pronunciation of the Dutch Schoonehetstede, signifying, literally, "The beautiful town.
It is of particular value in interpreting orthographic drawing.
The student who first draws a perspective sketch of an object becomes so familiar with every detail of it that he cannot fail to have a clearer mental image of its form when he attempts to draw its orthographic views.
Freehand orthographic sketching is now quite commonly incorporated in modern courses in mechanical drawing.
Simplified Spelling Rather than bother our readers and distract their attention from what we have to say, we print in the orthographic forms we are all accustomed to.
II) From a Harvard Professor: A discussion of orthographic possibilities can hardly fail to be enlightening.
A wandering New-Yorker who rambles through London is able to collect now and again evidences of orthographic survivals which give him a sudden sense of being in an older country than his own.
Yet the Times is not without orthographic eccentricities of its own, as Matthew Arnold took occasion to point out.
Our text is that of 1648; but all agree save in usual orthographic slight changes.
Our text is that of 1648: but there are only slight orthographic differences in the others.
The orthographic varieties of this word are endless.
But here, as well as elsewhere, the trail of the orthographicserpent is discoverable.
Here as elsewhere it renders impossible the full enjoyment of even this slight section of an orthographic paradise.
Let c be the centre of a small circle whose radius is cp = cl; the straight line pl represents this small circle inorthographic projection.
Let us next construct an orthographicprojection of the sphere on the horizon of any place.
For an orthographic projection of the globe on a meridian plane let qnrs (fig.
Even now old people in rural districts may find half a dozen orthographic variants of their own names among the sparse documentary records of their lives.
The fact that orthographic mistakes can be made in the writing of any language is direct proof of its imperfection, and the oftener this possibility occurs the more imperfect is the language in this respect.
The unwarranted importance attached to the historical study of language forms is paralleled by the equally unwarranted importance ascribed to grammatical and orthographic correctness in the use of language.
Perspective or radial projection is made use of by an architect for displaying the elevations of a building, and gives a truer appreciation of the actual appearance of the building than can be obtained by orthographic projection.
When the student uses the traditional spelling of the language he should be encouraged to avoid orthographic inaccuracy.
The artificial element in writing is particularly evident when we consider that many if not most orthographic systems are in contradiction to the spoken form of the languages they claim to represent.
Even a strange 'orthographic alphabet' such as the Russian one can be mastered in a few days.
Orthography (with which we may associate orthoepy) teaches us how to spell what we have already learnt by ear; it also teaches us how to pronounce what we have learnt by eye from an ordinary orthographic text.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "orthographic" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
