orthographic definition

English

Alternative forms

• orthographick (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɔːθəˈɡɹæfɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɔːɹθəˈɡɹæfɪk/

Adjective

orthographic (not comparable)

1. Of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.
2. Of, or relating to, orthography.
   • 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide‎^[1], page 10:

     This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle.

Synonyms

• (maps): orthographical

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