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stereotomy

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ster⋅e⋅ot⋅o⋅my

  [ster-ee-ot-uh-mee, steer-]
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–noun
the technique of cutting solids, as stones, to specified forms and dimensions.
Origin:
1720–30; stereo- + -tomy

Related forms:
ster⋅e⋅o⋅tom⋅ic  [ster-ee-uh-tom-ik, steer-] , ster⋅e⋅o⋅tom⋅i⋅cal, adjective
ster⋅e⋅ot⋅o⋅mist, noun
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