photogrammetry

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noun

The making of precise measurements from photographs.

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metrophotography
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Meanings

nounphotogrammetry (usually uncountable, plural photogrammetries)

plural photogrammetries

  1. uncountableusuallyThe making of precise measurements from photographs.

    Synonyms: metrophotography

  2. uncountableusuallyThe making of maps from photographs, especially from aerial surveying.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe making of precise measurements from photographs.

Similar
metrophotography
Also see
metrophotography

Origin

From photograph formed as photogram and the suffix -metry?

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Translations

Catalan fotogrametria
  • fotogrametriasenses 1 and 2
Finnish fotogrammetria
  • fotogrammetriasenses 1 and 2
French photogrammétrie
  • photogrammétriesenses 1 and 2
German Photogrammetrie
  • Photogrammetriesenses 1 and 2
Greek φωτογραμμετρία
  • φωτογραμμετρία (fotogrammetría)senses 1 and 2
Irish fótagraiméadracht, fótagramaíocht
  • fótagraiméadrachtsenses 1 and 2
  • fótagramaíochtsenses 1 and 2
Italian aerofotogrammetrico
  • aerofotogrammetricosenses 1 and 2
Polish fotogrametria
  • fotogrametriasenses 1 and 2
Portuguese fotogrametria
  • fotogrametriasenses 1 and 2
Russian фо̀тограмметри́я
  • фо̀тограмметри́я (fòtogrammetríja)senses 1 and 2
Spanish fotogrametría
  • fotogrametríasenses 1 and 2
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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