stereography

[ ster-ee-og-ruh-fee, steer- ]

noun

1. the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.
2. a branch of solid geometry dealing with the construction of regularly defined solids.

stereography

/ ˌstɛrɪəˈɡræfɪk; ˌstɪər-; ˌstɛrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ; ˌstɪər- /

noun

1. the study and construction of geometrical solids
2. the art of drawing a solid figure on a flat surface

Derived Forms

• stereographic, adjective
• ˌstereoˈgraphically, adverb

Other Words From

• ster·e·o·graph·ic [ster-ee-, uh, -, graf, -ik, steer-], stere·o·graphi·cal adjective
• stere·o·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereography¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; stereo- + -graphy

Example Sentences

I liked the Herzog movie, as well as Godard’s, which made a fetish of its glitchy, sloppy stereography.

From The New Yorker

Kurland, who curates frequent festivals of stereo shorts and serves as president of the Los Angeles 3-D Club, argues that Hollywood studios are biased toward using very conservative stereography techniques, so as to minimize the potential for eyestrain or visual distortion.

From Slate

Sterēograph′ic, -al, pertaining to stereography: made according to stereography: delineated on a plane.—adv.

From Project Gutenberg

The script, a sort of veldt opera about how two lions interfered with the building of a railroad in Africa, was so bad that at the Los Angeles premi�re last November, nobody noticed that the stereography was worse.

From Time Magazine Archive