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- ho|rog|ra|phy «h ROG ruh fee, hoh-», noun.the art of constructing instruments for marking the hours.╂[< French horographie < Greek h
tim season + -graphíā writing]
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fluo|rog|ra|phy — «flu ROG ruh fee, FLOO uh ROG », noun. a technique for taking pictures giving a fluoroscopic view, that uses a camera requiring only one sixth of the amount of X ray exposure required by a fluoroscope. ╂[< fluoro(scope) + graphy] … Useful english dictionary
ce|rog|ra|phy — «suh ROG ruh fee», noun. 1. the art of writing or engraving on wax. 2. encaustic painting. ╂[< Latin cēra wax + English graphy] … Useful english dictionary
chi|rog|ra|phy — «ky ROG ruh fee», noun. style or system of writing; handwriting. ╂[< Greek cheír, os hand + English graphy] … Useful english dictionary
cho|rog|ra|phy — «kuh ROG ruh fee», noun. 1. the science and art of describing or mapping a district. 2. a description or map of a district. 3. the natural configuration and features of a region. ╂[< Latin chōrographia < Greek chōrographíā description of a… … Useful english dictionary
o|rog|ra|phy — «aw ROG ruh fee, oh », noun. the branch of physical geography that deals with the formation and features of mountains. ╂[< Greek óros mountain + English graphy] … Useful english dictionary
py|rog|ra|phy — «py ROG ruh fee, pih », noun, plural phies. 1. the art of burning designs as on wood, leather, or other surfaces. 2. objects decorated by pyrography. 3. a design or figure used in pyrography … Useful english dictionary
u|rog|ra|phy — «yu ROG ruh fee», noun, plural phies. the examination of the urinary tract, kidneys, bladder, etc., by means of X rays or the like. ╂[< uro 1 + graphy] … Useful english dictionary
xe|rog|ra|phy — «zih ROG ruh fee», noun. 1. a dry printing process for making copies of letters, pictures, manuscripts, books, or other printed, written, or drawn material, by using electrically charged particles to make a positive photographic contact print.… … Useful english dictionary
cin|e|fluo|rog|ra|phy — «SIHN uh flu ROG ruh fee, FLOO uh ROG », noun. the taking of X ray views by motion picture … Useful english dictionary
phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… … English syllables
