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

The song was produced by prog rock legend Alan Parsons, and Miles later provided guest vocals on several Alan Parsons Project albums, including Pyramid, Stereotomy and Gaudi.

From BBC

Stereotomy, ster-ē-ot′ō-mi, n. the art of cutting solids into figures by certain sections.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

Davis, '68e, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, who became Professor of Geodesy and Surveying in 1891, and Charles S. Denison, Vermont, '70, who was to be in later years Professor of Stereotomy, Mechanism, and Drawing.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

In the third year the course is extended to the theory of decoration, color, form, and proportion; conventionalism, symbolism, the decorative arts, stained glass, fresco painting, tiles, terra-cotta, original designs, specifications, integral calculus, strength of materials, dynamics, bridges and roofs, stereotomy.

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