Stereotomic
noun
1.
the technique of cutting solids, as stones, to specified forms and dimensions.
noun
1.
the art of cutting three-dimensional solids into particular shapes
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[ster-ee-o-truh-piz-uh m, steer-] /ˌstɛr iˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm, ˌstɪər-/ noun, Biology. 1. a tropism determined by contact with a solid. stereotropism /ˌstɛrɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm; ˌstɪər-/ noun 1. another name for thigmotropism stereotropism ster·e·ot·ro·pism (stěr’ē-ŏt’rə-pĭz’əm, stēr’-) n. See thigmotropism. ster’e·o·trop’ic (-ē-ə-trŏp’ĭk) adj.
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