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Orthogon
Orthogon Or"tho*gon, n. [Ortho- + Gr. ? angle: cf. F. orthogone, a.] (Geom.) A rectangular figure.
Orthogonal
Orthogonal Or*thog"o*nal, a. [Cf. F. orthogonal.] Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another. Orthogonal projection. See under Orthographic.
Orthogonal projection
Orthogonal Or*thog"o*nal, a. [Cf. F. orthogonal.] Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another. Orthogonal projection. See under Orthographic.
Orthogonally
Orthogonally Or*thog"o*nal*ly, adv. Perpendicularly; at right angles; as, a curve cuts a set of curves orthogonally.
Orthographic or Orthogonal
Orthographic Or`tho*graph"ic, Orthographical Or`tho*graph"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. orthographique, L. orthographus, Gr. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter was orthographic. 2. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to right lines or angles. Orthographic or Orthogonal, projection, that projection which is made by drawing lines, from every point to be projected, perpendicular to the plane of projection. Such a projection of the sphere represents its circles as seen in perspective by an eye supposed to be placed at an infinite distance, the plane of projection passing through the center of the sphere perpendicularly to the line of sight.
Sweitenia Mahogoni
Swietenia Swie*te"ni*a, n. [NL. Named after Gerard Van Sweiten, physician to Maria Theresa of Austria.] (Bot.) A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species (Sweitenia Mahogoni), the mahogany tree.
Swietenia Mahogoni
Madeira wood Madeira wood (Bot.) (a) The mahogany tree (Swietenia Mahogoni). (b) A West Indian leguminous tree (Lysiloma Latisiliqua) the wood of which is used for boat trimming.

Meaning of Hogon from wikipedia

- A hogon is a spiritual leader in a Dogon village who plays an important role in Dogon religion. A hogon is a religious figure as well as a temporal authority;...
- The Hogon-ji Temple is located on the sacred Chikubu Island in Shiga Prefecture, ****an. It is part of a temple complex on the revered island. It is a...
- public eye within the houses of families, sanctuaries, or kept with the Hogon (Laude, 20). The importance of secrecy is due to the symbolic meaning behind...
- 2″N 132°47′23.1″E / 33.851722°N 132.789750°E / 33.851722; 132.789750 Hōgon-ji (宝厳寺) is a Buddhist temple of the Ji sect in Matsuyama, Ehime, ****an...
- human beings." The Nommo are also thought to be the origin of the first Hogon. Walter van B****, an anthropologist studying the Dogon, found no evidence...
- Door of the Hogon box of Sangha, Mali....
- altar and the execution of religious rites left under the control of the hogon (Dogon priests and elders). The Dogon worship both Nommo and Lebe Seru....
- Ogotemmeli (also: Ogotemmêli or Ogotommeli, died 1962) was the Dogon elder and hogon who narrated the cosmogony, cosmology and symbols of the Dogon people to...
- Tattaguine Tukar Yaboyabo Youga Dogorou Education Ndut Okuyi Priesthood Hogon Houngan Mambo Saltigue Relation with other religions African diaspora religions...
- oldest surviving buildings are from the early 14th century, as well as Hōgon-ji (宝厳寺), Taihō-ji (大宝寺) and Enmyō-ji (円明寺). Shrines of the city include...