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orthographic

/ˌɔːθəˈɡɹæfɪk/US/ˌɔːɹθəˈɡɹæfɪk/

orthographic adjective: of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.

Adjective

orthographic (not comparable)

  1. Of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.
    Synonyms:
    orthographical
  2. Of, or relating to, orthography.
    • This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle.2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 10

orthographic meaning in Tamil and Arabic

orthographic in Tamil

செங்குத்து வரைவான

orthographic in Arabic

relating to orthography
إِمْلَائِيّ ʔimlāʔiyy

Synonyms of orthographic

Forms of orthographic

alternative formorthographick

Origin of orthographic

From ortho- + -graph + -ic. Compare French orthographique, Latin orthographus, Ancient Greek ὀρθογράφος (orthográphos).

Words formed from orthographic

Phrases with orthographic

Words that rhyme with orthographic

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Questions about orthographic

What does orthographic mean?
Orthographic means of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.
What is orthographic in Tamil?
Orthographic in Tamil is செங்குத்து வரைவான. See Orthographic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orthographic?
Orthographic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce orthographic?
Orthographic is pronounced /ˌɔːθəˈɡɹæfɪk/ (UK).

Words near orthographic in the dictionary

  1. orthograft
  2. orthografts
  3. orthograph
  4. orthographer
  5. orthographers
  6. orthographic
  7. orthographic neighbor
  8. orthographic neighborhood
  9. orthographic neighborhoods
  10. orthographic neighbors
  11. orthographic neighbour

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: orthographic (page history and authors); orthographic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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