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orthographic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɔːθəˈɡɹæfɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌɔːɹθəˈɡɹæfɪk/
  • rhymes with -æfɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, or relating to, orthography.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or expressed in orthography

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ortho- + -graph + -ic. Compare French orthographique, Latin orthographus, Ancient Greek ὀρθογράφος (orthográphos).

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: ortografický — projection of maps
  • Finnish: ortografinen — projection of maps
  • German: orthographisch — projection of maps
  • Hungarian: ortografikus — projection of maps
  • Macedonian: ортогра́фски (ortográfski) — projection of maps
  • Russian: орфографи́ческий (orfografíčeskij) — projection of maps
  • Spanish: ortogonal — projection of maps
  • Swedish: ortografisk — projection of maps
  • Arabic: إِمْلَائِيّ (ʔimlāʔiyy) — relating to orthography
  • Armenian: ուղղագրական (uġġagrakan) — relating to orthography
  • Belarusian: арфаграфі́чны (arfahrafíčny) — relating to orthography
  • Belarusian: артаграфі́чны (artahrafíčny) — relating to orthography
  • Belarusian: правапі́сны (pravapísny) — relating to orthography
  • Belarusian: правапіса́льны (pravapisálʹny) — relating to orthography
  • Bulgarian: правопи́сен (pravopísen) — relating to orthography
  • Bulgarian: ортографи́чен (ortografíčen) — relating to orthography
  • Catalan: ortogràfic — relating to orthography
  • Czech: pravopisný — relating to orthography
  • Czech: ortografický — relating to orthography
  • Danish: ortografisk — relating to orthography
  • Dutch: orthografisch — relating to orthography
  • Finnish: ortografinen — relating to orthography
  • French: orthographique — relating to orthography
  • Georgian: ორთოგრაფიული (ortograpiuli) — relating to orthography
  • German: orthographisch — relating to orthography
  • Greek: ορθογραφικός (orthografikós) — relating to orthography
  • Ancient Greek: ὀρθογραφικός (orthographikós) — relating to orthography
  • Hungarian: helyesírási — relating to orthography
  • Irish: ortagrafach — relating to orthography
  • Korean: 맞춤법의 (matchumbeobui) — relating to orthography
  • Latin: orthographicus — relating to orthography
  • Macedonian: правописен (pravopisen) — relating to orthography
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ortografisk — relating to orthography
  • Polish: ortograficzny — relating to orthography
  • Portuguese: ortográfico — relating to orthography
  • Romanian: ortografic — relating to orthography
  • Russian: орфографи́ческий (orfografíčeskij) — relating to orthography
  • Russian: правопи́сный (pravopísnyj) — relating to orthography
  • Slovak: pravopisný — relating to orthography
  • Slovak: ortografický — relating to orthography
  • Slovene: pravopisen — relating to orthography
  • Slovene: ortografski — relating to orthography
  • Spanish: ortográfico — relating to orthography
  • Swedish: ortografisk — relating to orthography
  • Ukrainian: орфографі́чний (orfohrafíčnyj) — relating to orthography
  • Ukrainian: ортографі́чний (ortohrafíčnyj) — relating to orthography
  • Ukrainian: правопи́сний (pravopýsnyj) — relating to orthography
Real reading context

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