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phy|tog|ra|phy — «fy TOG ruh fee», noun. the branch of botany that deals with the description, naming, and classifying of plants; descriptive botany; plant taxonomy. ╂[< New Latin phytographia < Greek phytón plant + English graphy] … Useful english dictionary
car|tog|ra|phy — «kahr TOG ruh fee», noun. the making or study of maps or charts. ╂[< Medieval Latin carta chart, map + English graphy] … Useful english dictionary
cryp|tog|ra|phy — «krihp TOG ruh fee», noun. 1. the art or process of using or deciphering secret codes or ciphers. 2. anything written in secret codes or ciphers. ╂[< New Latin cryptographia < Greek kryptós hidden + graphíā writing] … Useful english dictionary
dit|tog|ra|phy — «dih TOG ruh fee», noun, plural phies. 1. the unintentional repetition of a letter or word, or of a series of letters or words, in writing or copying. 2. a passage having such repetition. ╂[< Greek dittós double + English graphy] … Useful english dictionary
frac|tog|ra|phy — «fk TOG ruh fee», noun. the study of the surface of fractured metals … Useful english dictionary
glyp|tog|ra|phy — «glihp TOG ruh fee», noun. 1. the description or study of engraved gems. 2. the art or process of engraving on gems or the like; glyptics. ╂[< Greek glyptós carved + English graphy] … Useful english dictionary
his|tog|ra|phy — «hihs TOG ruh fee», noun. the description of organic tissues … Useful english dictionary
pan|tog|ra|phy — «pan TOG ruh fee», noun. 1. a general description; entire view of an object. 2. the process of copying by means of the pantograph … Useful english dictionary
pho|tog|ra|phy — «fuh TOG ruh fee», noun. the taking of photographs: »Photography is the marvelous, anonymous folk art of our time (New York Times). Photography is, above all, reporting (Helmut Gernsheim) … Useful english dictionary
pic|tog|ra|phy — «pihk TOG ruh fee», noun. the use of pictographs; picture writing … Useful english dictionary
