Orography

//ɒˈɹɒɡɹəfi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The scientific study, or a physical description of mountains. uncountable, usually

    "Orography: A description of mountains."

  2. 2
    the science of mountains wordnet
  3. 3
    The orographic features of a region. uncountable, usually

    "Morocco was in 1883-1884 the scene of important explorations by de Foucauld, a Frenchman who, disguised as a Jew, crossed and re-crossed the Atlas and supplied the first trustworthy information as to the orography of many parts of the chain."

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"Orography: A description of mountains."

Etymology

From oro- (“mountain”) + -graphy.

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