ichnography

[ ik-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun

, plural ich·nog·ra·phies.

1. the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
2. a ground plan or layout of a building; a horizontal representation of a building.

ichnography

/ ˌɪknəˈɡræfɪk; ɪkˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the art of drawing ground plans
2. the ground plan of a building, factory, etc

Derived Forms

• ichnographic, adjective
• ˌichnoˈgraphically, adverb

Other Words From

• ich·no·graph·ic [ik-n, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• ich·no·graph·i·cal adjective
• ich·no·graph·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ichnography¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French ichnographie or directly from Latin ichnographia “ground plan, building plot,” from Greek ichnographía “a tracing out, ground plan”; ichno- ( def ), -graphy

Word History and Origins

Origin of ichnography¹

C16: from Latin ichnographia, from Greek ikhnographia, from ikhnos trace, track

Example Sentences

Already a ground-plan, or ichnography, has been laid down of the future colonial empire.

From Project Gutenberg

They are marked on an old map of the borough, classically described as the "Ichnography or ground plan of Guildford."

From Project Gutenberg