Meanings
plural homographies
- countableuncountableThe 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.
- countableuncountablegeometryAn isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines.
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.
Synonyms: projectivity, projective transformation, projective collineation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines.
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with homography
Cite this entry
homography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homography
“homography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homography.
Source: homography on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.