sēˈnägrəfē noun
( -es )
Etymology: Greek skēnographia scene painting, from skēno- (from skēnē stage) + -graphia -graphy
1. : the art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane : representation of an object from a point of view not on a principal axis — compare orthographic projection
2. : the art of perspective representation applied to the painting of stage scenery (as by the Greeks)