homography

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UK/həʊˈmɒɡɹəfɪ/US/hoʊˈmɒɡɹəfi/

noun

The 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.

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projectivityprojective transformationprojective collineation
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Meanings

nounhomography (countable and uncountable, plural homographies)

plural homographies

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Similar
projectivityprojective transformationprojective collineation

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APA

homography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homography

MLA

“homography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homography. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homography.

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