Orography
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɒˈɹɒɡɹəfi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Orography is a noun meaning (geomorphology) The scientific study, or a physical description of mountains.
Meaning
(geomorphology) The scientific study, or a physical description of mountains.
More Meanings
- The orographic features of a region.
Example Sentences
Orography: A description of mountains.
A knowledge of the Hydrography of a country aids as much in determining its geology as does its Orography, — that is, a description of its mountains.
The independent scientists of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) expressed concerns about how the spectral model would deal with steep mountains.[…]It was this work that lead to development of the envelope orography outlined below.
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.
Word Forms
- orographies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oreography, orology, oreology, morphodynamics, morphology, montology.
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