stereotomy

[ ster-ee-ot-uh-mee, steer- ]

noun

1. the technique of cutting solids, as stones, to specified forms and dimensions.

stereotomy

/ ˌstɛrɪˈɒtəmɪ; ˌstɪər- /

noun

1. the art of cutting three-dimensional solids into particular shapes

Other Words From

• ster·e·o·tom·ic [ster-ee-, uh, -, tom, -ik, steer-], stere·o·tomi·cal adjective
• stere·oto·mist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereotomy¹

First recorded in 1720–30; stereo- + -tomy

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereotomy¹

C18: from French stéréotomie. See stereo- , -tomy

Example Sentences

It consisted in a division of the cube, or, as he called it, the stereotomy of the cube.

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