OROGRAPHY

orology, orography

(noun) the science of mountains

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

orography (usually uncountable, plural orographies)

(geomorphology) the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains

the orographic features of a region

Source: Wiktionary


O*rog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]

Definition: That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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