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• cos|mog|ra|phy — «koz MOG ruh fee», noun. 1. the science that deals with the general appearance and structure of the universe. Cosmography includes astronomy, geography, and geology. 2. plural phies. a description of the general features of the earth or the… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|mog|ra|phy — «dih MOG ruh fee», noun. the science dealing with statistics of human populations, including size, distribution, diseases, births and deaths: »The analysis of fluctuations of animal populations has importance for human demography (F. S.… …   Useful english dictionary

• ho|mog|ra|phy — «hoh MOG ruh fee», noun. Geometry. the relation between two figures (as two representations of the same thing in different perspective) such that for every point, line, or angle in one there is a corresponding point, line, or angle in the other …   Useful english dictionary

• mam|mog|ra|phy — «ma MOG ruh fee», noun. X ray examination of the breast …   Useful english dictionary

• no|mog|ra|phy — «noh MOG ruh fee», noun, plural phies. 1. a) the art of drawing up laws. b) a book on this subject. 2. the science of computation by means of graphs. ╂[< Greek nomographíā < nómos law + gráphein write, draw] …   Useful english dictionary

• pneu|mog|ra|phy — «noo MOG ruh fee, nyoo », noun. 1. the recording of respiratory movement, especially by a pneumograph. 2. a method of X raying tissues by introducing air into them …   Useful english dictionary

• seis|mog|ra|phy — «syz MOG ruh fee, sys », noun. 1. the art of using the seismograph. 2. the branch of seismology dealing especially with the mapping and description of earthquakes …   Useful english dictionary

• ther|mog|ra|phy — «thur MOG ruh fee», noun. 1. the measurement of temperature by means of a thermograph. 2. a method of recording photographically or displaying visually infrared rays emitted by the body which show differences in temperature between healthy and… …   Useful english dictionary

• to|mog|ra|phy — «tuh MOG ruh fee», noun. 1. Medicine. X ray photography of a structure in a certain layer of tissue in the body, in which images of structures in other layers are eliminated. 2. Geology. = seismic tomography. (Cf. ↑seismic tomography) ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• an|e|mog|ra|phy — «AN uh MOG ruh fee», noun. Obsolete. 1. = anemometry. (Cf. ↑anemometry) 2. a treatise on the winds …   Useful english dictionary

• com|put|ed to|mog|ra|phy — «kuhm PYOOT ehd tuh MOG ruh fee», noun the creation of three dimensional images of interior body structures done by computer software using X ray images …   Useful english dictionary