orographic
- a word derived from orography.
Example Sentences
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Convective and orographic are often more avoidable - it is the clear-air turbulence that, as the name might imply, cannot be seen.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
It happened with Hurricane Lane in Hawaii in 2018 and can also happen in other tropical cyclone-prone locations with significant orographic, or mountain, effects, such as the west coast of Mexico.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
In this case, it seems likely that the terrain of Bighorns helped force the air to rise through a process known as orographic lift.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
Such mountain-induced precipitation patterns are known as orographic enhancement.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2021
How could they recognize the hydrographic network of the country or the orographic configuration, and distinguish the hills and mountains from the icebergs and floes?
From Robur the Conqueror by Verne, Jules
