English Explanatory Dictionary

orthophotography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The geometrical correction of aerial photographs so that their displayed distances are rendered uniform and can be measured like a map.

Word forms

orthophotography

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) French photographiebor. English photography English orthophotography From ortho- (“straight”) + photography.

Related words

orthophoto orthoimage

Derived words

orthophotographic
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