orthophotographic

adjective

Of or relating to orthophotography.

Scrabble 33

Meanings

adjectiveorthophotographic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to orthophotography.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
  6. Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
  7. Englishortho-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  10. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  11. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  12. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  13. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  15. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  16. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  17. Frenchphotographie
  18. Englishphotography
  19. Englishorthophotography
  20. Englishorthophotographic

From orthophotography + -ic.

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APA

orthophotographic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthophotographic

MLA

“orthophotographic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthophotographic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthophotographic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthophotographic.

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