orthorectify

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verb

To process an aerial photograph so as to geometrically correct it such that the scale of the photograph is uniform and it can be measured as a map is.

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Meanings

verborthorectify (third-person singular simple present orthorectifies, present participle orthorectifying, simple past and past participle orthorectified)

present singular third person orthorectifies · participle present orthorectifying · participle past orthorectified · past orthorectified

  1. To process an aerial photograph so as to geometrically correct it such that the scale of the photograph is uniform and it can be measured as a map is.

Origin

From ortho- + rectify.

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APA

orthorectify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthorectify

MLA

“orthorectify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthorectify. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthorectify,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthorectify.

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