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orography
[ aw-rog-ruh-fee, oh-rog- ]
noun
- the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains.
orography
/ ˌɒrəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ɒˈrɒlədʒɪ; ɒˈrɒɡrəfɪ; ˌɒrəʊˈɡræfɪk /
noun
- the study or mapping of relief, esp of mountains
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Derived Forms
- ˌoroˈgraphically, adverb
- orographic, adjective
- oˈrographer, noun
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Other Words From
- or·o·graph·ic [awr-, uh, -, graf, -ik, or-, uh, -], oro·graphi·cal adjective
- oro·graphi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orography1
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Example Sentences
Orography, or-og′ra-fi, n. the description of mountains—also Orol′ogy.
Ridges, rather than ranges, are the predominant feature of its orography.
The orography of the western coast of Hudson Bay is little known.
Pleaze to respect my orography—a beginning to a better system—if you can and will.
In the lunar orography they have discerned some chains of mountains, which are chiefly distributed over the northern hemisphere.
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