n, pl  -gies  :  a branch of science concerned with inferring the three-dimensional properties of objects or matter ordinarily observed two-dimensionally ste*reo*log*i*cal also  ste*reo*log*ic  adj ste*reo*log*i*cal*ly adv 
 
   
 
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