ORTHOGRAPHY


Meaning of ORTHOGRAPHY in English

/awr thog"reuh fee/ , n. , pl. orthographies for 3-5.

1. the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.

2. the part of language study concerned with letters and spelling.

3. a method of spelling, as by the use of an alphabet or other system of symbols; spelling.

4. a system of such symbols: Missionaries provided the first orthography for the language.

5. an orthographic projection, or an elevation drawn by means of it.

[ 1425-75; late ME ortografye orthographia correct writing, orthogonal projection orthographía. See ORTHO-, -GRAPHY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .