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stereotomy

UK/stɛɹiːˈɒtəmi/

stereotomy noun: the cutting or dissection of solids.

Noun

stereotomy (uncountable)

  1. The cutting or dissection of solids.
    • Here your countenance brightened up, and, perceiving your lips move, I could not doubt that you murmured the word ‘stereotomy’, a term very affectedly applied to this species of pavement.1841, Edgar Allan Poe, The Murders in the Rue Morgue

stereotomy meaning in Bengali

stereotomy in Bengali

কঠিন বস্তুর কর্তন, ব্যবচ্ছেদ

Origin of stereotomy

From French stéréotomie, equivalent to stereo- + -tomy.

Words formed from stereotomy

Questions about stereotomy

What does stereotomy mean?
Stereotomy means the cutting or dissection of solids.
What is stereotomy in Bengali?
Stereotomy in Bengali is কঠিন বস্তুর কর্তন, ব্যবচ্ছেদ. See Stereotomy meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is stereotomy?
Stereotomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce stereotomy?
Stereotomy is pronounced /stɛɹiːˈɒtəmi/ (UK).

Words near stereotomy in the dictionary

  1. stereothresholds
  2. stereotomic
  3. stereotomical
  4. stereotomist
  5. stereotomists
  6. stereotomy
  7. stereotoxic
  8. stereotrode
  9. stereotrodes
  10. stereotrope
  11. stereotropes

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