Meanings
alternative orthographick
- not comparableOf a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.
Synonyms: orthographical
- not comparableOf, or relating to, orthography.
This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle.
2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 10
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a projection used in maps, architecture etc., in which the rays are parallel.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὀρθογράφος
- Englishorthographic
From ortho- + -graph + -ic. Compare French orthographique, Latin orthographus, Ancient Greek ὀρθογράφος (orthográphos).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ὀρθογραφικός
- ὀρθογραφικός (orthographikós)relating to orthography
Arabic إِمْلَائِيّ
- إِمْلَائِيّ (ʔimlāʔiyy)relating to orthography
Bulgarian правопи́сен, ортографи́чен
- правопи́сен (pravopísen)relating to orthography
- ортографи́чен (ortografíčen)relating to orthography
Catalan ortogràfic
- ortogràficrelating to orthography
Czech ortografický, pravopisný
- ortografickýprojection of maps
- pravopisnýrelating to orthography
- ortografickýrelating to orthography
Danish ortografisk
- ortografiskrelating to orthography
Dutch orthografisch
- orthografischrelating to orthography
Finnish ortografinen, ortografinen
- ortografinenprojection of maps
- ortografinenrelating to orthography
French orthographique
- orthographiquerelating to orthography
German orthographisch, orthographisch
- orthographischprojection of maps
- orthographischrelating to orthography
Greek ορθογραφικός
- ορθογραφικός (orthografikós)relating to orthography
Hungarian ortografikus, helyesírási
- ortografikusprojection of maps
- helyesírásirelating to orthography
Irish ortagrafach
- ortagrafachrelating to orthography
Korean 맞춤법의
- 맞춤법의 (matchumbeobui)relating to orthography
Latin orthographicus
- orthographicusrelating to orthography
Norwegian Bokmål ortografisk
- ortografiskrelating to orthography
Polish ortograficzny
- ortograficznyrelating to orthography
Portuguese ortográfico
- ortográficorelating to orthography
Romanian ortografic
- ortograficrelating to orthography
Russian орфографи́ческий, орфографи́ческий
- орфографи́ческий (orfografíčeskij)projection of maps
- орфографи́ческий (orfografíčeskij)relating to orthography
- правопи́сный (pravopísnyj)relating to orthography
Slovak pravopisný, ortografický
- pravopisnýrelating to orthography
- ortografickýrelating to orthography
Spanish ortogonal, ortográfico
- ortogonalprojection of maps
- ortográficorelating to orthography
Swedish ortografisk, ortografisk
- ortografiskprojection of maps
- ortografiskrelating to orthography
Ukrainian орфографі́чний, ортографі́чний
- орфографі́чний (orfohrafíčnyj)relating to orthography
- ортографі́чний (ortohrafíčnyj)relating to orthography
- правопи́сний (pravopýsnyj)relating to orthography
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with orthographic
Cite this entry
orthographic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthographic
“orthographic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthographic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthographic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthographic.
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