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homography

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: hōmŏʹgrəfĭ
  • Received-Pronunciation: /həʊˈmɒɡɹəfɪ/
  • US: /hoʊˈmɒɡɹəfi/
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  • rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being written in the same way, especially when spelled with the same letters (as with a pair of homonyms), or also as represented with similar or identical glyphs (as with homoglyphs); the state or quality of existing as homographs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: homonymy

2

noun

Meaning 2

An isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • A homography on a real projective plane can be specified by a mapping from one set of four non-collinear points to another set of four non-collinear points. Given such a specification, then the 3-by-3 homography matrix may be computed by means of the DLT (Direct Linear Transformation) algorithm.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: projectivity, projective transformation, projective collineation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collineation

Narrower terms: linear fractional transformation, Möbius transformation

History

Etymology

From homo- + -graphy.

Real reading context

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