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ORTHOGRAPHY (from Gr. Opeoc, correct, right or straight, and yp&cbecv, to write) , spelling which is correct according to accepted use . The word is also applied, in architecture, to the geometricalSee also: elevation of a See also: building or of any See also: part of one in which all the details are shown in correct relative proportion and See also: drawn to See also: scale
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When the See also: representation is taken through a building it is known as a section, and when portions of the structure only are drawn to a large scale they are called details
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