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nomography

[ noh-mog-ruh-fee ]

noun

, plural no·mog·ra·phies
  1. the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
  2. the art of making and using a nomogram for solving a succession of nearly identical problems.

nomography

/ nɒˈmɒɡrəfɪ; ˌnɒməˈɡræfɪk /

noun

  1. See nomogram
    the science of constructing nomographs See nomogram

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Derived Forms

  • ˌnomoˈgraphically, adverb
  • nomographic, adjective
  • noˈmographer, noun

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Other Words From

  • no·mogra·pher noun
  • nom·o·graph·ic [nom-, uh, -, graf, -ik, noh-m, uh, -], nomo·graphi·cal adjective
  • nomo·graphi·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nomography1

First recorded in 1725–35, nomography is from the Greek word nomographía the writing of laws. See nomo-, -graphy

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Example Sentences

For a modern practical method of solving equations of many types, see Nomography.

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