| homograph | <philosophy> One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, a market, and fair, beautiful. Origin: Gr. "omografos with the same letters; "omos the same + grafein to write. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| homographic | 1. Employing a single and separate character to represent each sound; said of certain methods of spelling words. 2. <geometry> Possessing the property of homography. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| homography | 1. That method of spelling in which every sound is represented by a single character, which indicates that sound and no other. 2. <geometry> A relation between two figures, such that to any point of the one corresponds one and but one point in the other, and vise versa. Thus, a tangent line rolling on a circle cuts two fixed tangents of the circle in two sets of points that are homographic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |