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n. [ Aëro- + -graphy: cf. F. aérographie. ] A description of the air or atmosphere; aërology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -graphy. ] A description of the grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Alumin-ium + -graphy. ] Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography. -- A*lu`mi*no*graph"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; embossed + -graphy. ] The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nemos wind + -graphy. ] 1. A description of the winds. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Angio- + -graphy: cf. F. angiographie. ] 1. (Anat.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A diagnostic procedure in which the location and size of blood vessels may be visualized by taking an X-ray photograph after injecting a radiopaque substance into the blood stream. AS [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -graphy. ] A description of flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + geography. ] The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment. -- An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*pher n. -- An`thro*po*ge`o*graph"ic*al a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -graphy. ] That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'archai^os ancient + -graphy. ] A description of, or a treatise on, antiquity or antiquities. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + -graphy. ] A systematic description of the arteries. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`rqron joint + -graphy. ] The description of joints. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro'cf + -graphy. ] The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Astro- + photography. ] The application of photography to the delineation of the sun, moon, and stars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aurum gold + -graphy. ] The art of writing with or in gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Autobiographies [ Auto- + biography. ] A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Phys. Geog.) A system of land forms produced by the free action of rain and streams on rocks of uniform texture. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. F. autographie. ] 1. The science of autographs; a person's own handwriting; an autograph. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the process of producing an autoradiogram by exposing photographic film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to the film. [ PJC ]

n. [ Auto- + typography. ] A process resembling “nature printing, ” by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which the printing is done as from copperplate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. balneum bath + -graphy. ] A description of baths. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n.; pl. Bibliographies [ Gr. bibliografi`a: cf. F. bibliographie. ] 1. a history or description of books and manuscripts, with notices of the different editions, the times when they were printed, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a list of books or other printed works having some common theme, such as topic, period, author, or publisher. [ PJC ]

3. a list of the published (and sometimes unpublished) sources of information referred to in a scholarly discourse or other text, or used as reference materials for its preparation. [ PJC ]

4. the branch of library science dealing with the history and classification of books and other published materials. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. bi`os life + E. geography. ] The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants. It includes both zoögeography and phytogeography. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic a. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly adv. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Biographies [ Gr. &unr_;; bi`os life + &unr_; to write: cf. F. biographie. See Graphic. ] 1. The written history of a person's life. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Biographical writings in general. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. brachy`s short + -graphy: cf. F. brachygraphie. ] Stenography. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. kako`s bad + -graphy; cf. F. cacographie. ] Incorrect or bad writing or spelling. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. calx, calcis, lime, chalk + -graphy. ] The art of drawing with chalk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Caligraphy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;: cf. F. calligraphie. ] Fair or elegant penmanship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Description of the heart. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Physiol.) Examination of heart activity using a cardiograph. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cf. F. cartographie. See Card, and -graphy. ] The art or business of forming charts or maps. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_; stain, spot + -graphy: cf. F. célidographie. ] A description of apparent spots on the disk of the sun, or on planets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. khro`s wax + -graphy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. chalko`s copper, brass + -graphy. ] The act or art of engraving on copper or brass, especially of engraving for printing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., a., n., etc. Same as Cartographer, Cartographic, Cartography, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chemical + -graphy. ] Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specif., a process of zinc etching not employing photography. -- Chem`i*graph"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. 1. The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled in chirography. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; dance + -graphy. ] 1. The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is represented by notes; -- also called choreography. Craig. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; dance + -graphy. ] 1. The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is represented by notes; -- also called choregraphy. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. the art of composing dances for individuals or groups, including the planning of the movements and steps; also, the planning of movements and steps for figure skaters, performed on ice. [ PJC ]

3. the planning and coordination of activities for an event, especially one to be held in public. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

n. [ L. chorographia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; place + &unr_; to describe. ] the mapping or description of a region or district. [ 1913 Webster ]

The chorography of their provinces. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, color + -graphy. ] 1. A treatise on colors [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) an analytical and preparative technique for separating substances by differences in their selective adsorption to solids, by passing a liquid over the solid, to which the substances to be separated have usually been adsorbed in a preliminary step. The major variations are column chromatography, in which the substances to be separated are adsorbed to a column with any of a wide variety of adsorbing solids in powdered or granulated form; paper chromatography, in which the solids are applied as a spot at one end of a strip of absorbent paper (such as filter paper), and the liquid is percolated through the paper by capillary action; and thin-layer chromatography (TLC), which is similar to paper chromatography, but the adsorbent material is, instead of paper, a thin layer of finely powdered material, such as cellulose or silica, on a backing of glass or plastic, called a TLC plate. A modern version of column chromatography is high-performance liquid chromatography, usually referred to as HPLC. [ PJC ]

n. Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + E. photography. ] The art of producing photographs in colors- [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Chronograph. ] A description or record of past time; history. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; chryso`s gold + &unr_; to write. ] 1. The art of writing in letters of gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A writing executed in letters of gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Climate + -graphy. ] A description of climates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Comet + -graphy: cf. F. cométographie. ] A description of, or a treatise concerning, comets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cosmographies [ Gr. kosmografi`a; ko`smos the world + gra`fein to write: cf. F. cosmographie. ] A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts. [ 1913 Webster ]