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ichnography

ichnography

9.9
A drawing that shows the layout of a building from above
  • noun
  • /ˌɪkˈnɒɡrəfi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ichnografía
  • The ichnography revealed the original layout of the historic castle.

Examples

  • The architect presented an ichnography of the new museum.

  • Students learned to create an ichnography as part of their architecture course.

  • The museum displayed an ancient ichnography of the Roman villa.

  • Can you show me the ichnography for this building?

  • The museum displayed an ancient ichnography of the Roman villa.

  • Students learned to create an ichnography as part of their architecture course.

  • The ichnography revealed the original layout of the historic castle.

Synonyms

plan
vsichnography
  • Specialized
904 2.5

A detailed drawing that shows the design of a building

is narrower, meaning a single horizontal building layout rather than any drawing
floor plan
vsichnography
21 3.2

A drawing that shows where the rooms are on one level of a building

is specifically about the lower level horizontal layout rather than any level
architectural plan
vsichnography
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A detailed drawing that shows the size, design, and layout of a building

is limited to the single horizontal layout view, not complete design documentation
ground plan
vsichnography
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A drawing that shows the rooms on the ground floor of a building

is the historical technical name for that same horizontal layout drawing

How Detailed

blueprint
72 3.9
ichnography
  • Specialized
9.9
outline
65 2.7
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

ichnography singular
ichnographies plural

Morphology

ichnography = ichno + graphy

The word uses classical elements 'ichno-' and '-graphy', but the architectural meaning 'ground plan' is a specialized extension that is not readily recoverable for most learners.

Etymology

Ichnography comes from Greek parts ichno- meaning 'track' and -graphy meaning 'drawing' or 'writing', like in photography. So an ichnography is a drawing of a building's 'footprint' or ground plan that shows its layout.