"homography" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /həʊˈmɒɡɹəfɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /hoʊˈmɒɡɹəfi/ [US] Forms: homographies [plural]
enPR: hōmŏʹgrəfĭ [US] Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: homo- + -graphy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|homo|graphy}} homo- + -graphy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} homography (countable and uncountable, plural homographies)
  1. 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. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-homography-en-noun-rQl5NuH9 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with homo-, English terms suffixed with -graphy Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homo-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 45 55
  2. (geometry) An isomorphism between projective spaces that maps straight lines to straight lines. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms: projectivity, projective transformation, projective collineation Hyponyms: linear fractional transformation, Möbius transformation
    Sense id: en-homography-en-noun-pFjlKANW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with homo-, English terms suffixed with -graphy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with homo-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 45 55 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: heterography, homeography

Inflected forms

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