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stereotomy|stɛriːˈɒtəmɪ|
[ad. F. stéréotomie, f. Gr. στερεό-ς solid + -τοµία: see -tomy.]
The science or art of cutting, or making sections of, solids; that department of geometry which deals with sections of solid figures; the art of cutting stone or other solid bodies into measured forms, as in masonry.
1728Chambers Cycl. 1801J. Jones tr. Bugge's Trav. Fr. Rep. v. 101 Stereotomy,..in the scientific language of the Polytechnic School, signifies that part of stone-cutting, on which Frezier and De la Rue have written so much. The theory and rules of projection are first studied. 1843Blackw. Mag. LIII. 618 A division of the cube, or, as he [De Lisle] called it, the stereotomy of the cube. 1843Civil Engin. & Arch. Jrnl. VI. 99/1 His stereotomy, profile, proportion, and composition are admirable. 1903Nature 12 Mar. 439/1 Stereotomy. By A. W. French..and H. C. Ives... This is another text-book for the student in civil engineering, and treats of masonry work.
Hence stereotomic |ˌstɛriːəʊˈtɒmɪk|, -ical adjs., pertaining to stereotomy; stereˈotomist, one skilled in stereotomy.
1828Webster, Stereotomical. 1860Worcester, Stereotomic. c1900Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer Handbk. Eng. Cathedrals 32 (Cent. Suppl.) Gothic architects were wonderfully skilful stereotomists. |