New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Orthographic projection — Orthographic Or tho*graph ic, Orthographical Or tho*graph ic*al, a. [Cf. F. orthographique, L. orthographus, Gr. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orthographic projection — n. a two dimensional pictorial representation of a three dimensional object in which the object is shown separately in two or more accurate, scaled down views, as from the top, front, and side: the views are typically displayed with the top view… … English World dictionary
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orthographic projection — a two dimensional graphic representation of an object in which the projecting lines are at right angles to the plane of the projection. Also called orthogonal projection. Cf. isometric (def. 5). [1660 70] * * * ▪ engineering common method… … Universalium
orthographic projection — ortografinė projekcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. orthographic projection vok. orthographische Projektion, f rus. ортографическая проекция, f pranc. projection orthographique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Orthographic projection (cartography) — Orthographic projection (equatorial aspect) of eastern hemisphere 30W–150E An orthographic projection is a map projection of cartography. Like the stereographic projection and gnomonic projection, orthographic projection is a perspective (or… … Wikipedia
Orthographic projection (geometry) — In Euclidean geometry, an orthographic projection is an orthogonal projection. In particular, in 3D it is an affine, parallel projection of an object onto a perpendicular plane. A simple orthographic projection onto the plane z = 0 can be defined … Wikipedia
orthographic projection — noun 1. : projection in which the projecting lines are perpendicular to the plane of projection called also orthogonal projection 2. : a map projection of one half the globe as it would appear to a camera centered on any point desired from an… … Useful english dictionary
orthographic projection — noun Engineering a method of projection in which an object is depicted using parallel lines to project its outline on to a plane … English new terms dictionary
orthographic projection — orthograph′ic projec′tion n. erg a two dimensional graphic representation of an object in which the projecting lines are at right angles to the plane of the projection. Also called orthog′onal projec′tion Compare isometric 4) • Etymology: 1660–70 … From formal English to slang
