Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthorectify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-thorec-ti-fy
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

From ortho- + rectify.

Inflected Forms

orthorectifies (present, singular) orthorectifying (participle, present) orthorectified (participle, past) orthorectified (past)

Derived Forms

orthorectification

Frequently Paired Words

orthophotography

Questions

What does orthorectify mean?
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.
Where does orthorectify come from?
From ortho- + rectify.

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