ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION OF A LINE OR LINES
\ˌɔːθəɡɹˈafɪk pɹəd͡ʒˈɛkʃən əvə lˈa͡ɪn ɔː lˈa͡ɪnz], \ˌɔːθəɡɹˈafɪk pɹədʒˈɛkʃən əvə lˈaɪn ɔː lˈaɪnz], \ˌɔː_θ_ə_ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_f_ɪ_k p_ɹ_ə_dʒ_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n ə_v_ə l_ˈaɪ_n__ ɔː l_ˈaɪ_n_z]\
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[Gr.] Its representation on paper obtained by letting fall from each point of the line a perpendicular to the plane of the paper ; or, it is the perspective representation of the line (or lines) made on the suppositions that the eye is infinitely distant and the plane of the paper at right angles to the direction of vision.
By Henry Percy Smith
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