Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homography

/hoʊˈmɒɡɹəfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mog-ra-phy
IPA
/hoʊˈmɒɡɹəfi/
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being written in the same way, especially when spelled with the same letters (as with a pair of homonyms), or also as represented with similar or identical glyphs (as with homoglyphs); the state or quality of existing as homographs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From homo- + -graphy.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /hoʊˈmɒɡɹəfi/
  • British English: /həʊˈmɒɡɹəfɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

homographies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

heterography homeography homophony

Synonyms

projectivity projective transformation projective collineation

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

How do you pronounce homography?
The recorded pronunciation is /hoʊˈmɒɡɹəfi/.
What does homography mean?
The state or quality of being written in the same way, especially when spelled with the same letters (as with a pair of homonyms), or also as represented with similar or identical glyphs (as with homoglyphs); the state or quality of existing as homographs.
Where does homography come from?
From homo- + -graphy.

How to pronounce homography

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