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orography

[ aw-rog-ruh-fee, oh-rog- ]

noun

  1. the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains.


orography

/ ɒˈrɒlədʒɪ; ˌɒrəʊˈɡræfɪk; ɒˈrɒɡrəfɪ; ˌɒrəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the study or mapping of relief, esp of mountains
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • oˈrographer, noun
  • ˌoroˈgraphically, adverb
  • orographic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • or·o·graph·ic [awr-, uh, -, graf, -ik, or-, uh, -], oro·graphi·cal adjective
  • oro·graphi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of orography1

First recorded in 1840–50; oro- 1 + -graphy
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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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