Clinographic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Clinographic is an adjective meaning Relating to a mode of projection in drawing in which the rays of light are supposed to fall obliquely on the plane of projection.
Meaning
Relating to a mode of projection in drawing in which the rays of light are supposed to fall obliquely on the plane of projection.
More Meanings
- Pertaining to the display or analysis of slope or incline.
Example Sentences
clinographic analysis
The clinographic curves reveal the breaks in slope and sudden changes in the relief of the area and they also present the general trend of the surface.
If it is desired to construct an accurate clinographic projection from an othographic projection of a specimen, detailed directions may be found in Dana's Textbook of Mineralogy.
The terminology of clinographic curves is somewhat confusing. Strictly speaking, if the hypsographic curve shows the distribution of height of a given area, the clinographic curve should show the distribution of slope in a given area·
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orthographic, axonometric, pseudoconical, cylindrical, conformal, conical.
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