nomography

American  

[noh-mog-ruh-fee] / noʊˈmɒg rə fi /

noun

plural

nomographies

1. the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.

2. the art of making and using a nomogram for solving a succession of nearly identical problems.

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nomography British  

/ ˌnɒməˈɡræfɪk, nɒˈmɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the science of constructing nomographs See nomogram

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Other Word Forms

• nomographer noun
• nomographic adjective
• nomographical adjective
• nomographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of nomography

First recorded in 1725–35, nomography is from the Greek word nomographía the writing of laws. See nomo-, -graphy