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Webster 1913 Edition


Stereography

Steˊre-og′ra-phy

,
Noun.
[
Stereo-
+
graphy
: cf. F.
stéréographie
.]
The art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane; a branch of solid geometry which shows the construction of all solids which are regularly defined.
☞ By cutting pieces of cardboard, or other suitable material, in the forms represented in the cut, folding them along the lines indicated, and joining their edges, the five regular solids may be formed.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stereography

STEREOGRAPHY

,
Noun.
[Gr., firm; to write.] The act or art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane; a branch of solid geometry which shows the construction of all solids which are regularly defined.