ichnography

ich·nog·ra·phy

[ik-nog-ruh-fee]
noun, plural ich·nog·ra·phies.
1.
the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
2.
a ground plan or layout of a building; a horizontal representation of a building.

ich·no·graph·ic [ik-nuh-graf-ik] , adjective
ich·no·graph·i·cal, adjective
ich·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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ichnography (ɪkˈnɒɡrəfɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the art of drawing ground plans
2.  the ground plan of a building, factory, etc
 
[C16: from Latin ichnographia, from Greek ikhnographia, from ikhnos trace, track]
 
ichnographic
 
adj
 
ichno'graphical
 
adj
 
ichno'graphically
 
adv

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Ichnography is always a great word to know.
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