photogrammetry

noun pho·to·gram·me·try \ˌfō-tə-ˈgra-mə-trē\

Definition of PHOTOGRAMMETRY

: the science of making reliable measurements by the use of photographs and especially aerial photographs (as in surveying)

— pho·to·gram·met·ric \-grə-ˈme-trik\ adjective

— pho·to·gram·me·trist \-ˈgra-mə-trist\ noun

International Scientific Vocabulary photogram photograph (from phot- + -gram) + -metry

First Known Use: 1875

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