Orology

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study or science of mountains and their formation. obsolete, rare, uncountable

    "Their orology however is extremely indeterminate and obscure, and must remain so until the actual survey of experienced engineers shall reduce them to distinct chains or groups."

  2. 2
    the science of mountains wordnet

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orographyoreologyoreologyorography

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"Their orology however is extremely indeterminate and obscure, and must remain so until the actual survey of experienced engineers shall reduce them to distinct chains or groups."

Etymology

From oro- + -logy.

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