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orography
- /ɒˈɹɒɡɹəfi/ UK
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noun orographies · oreography
- The scientific study, or a physical description of mountains. Orography: A description of mountains.
- The orographic features of a region. 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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noun the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains
| Español | orografía |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 山志學 /山志学 shānzhìxué, 山岳形態學 /山岳形态学 shānyuè xíngtàixué |
| Português | orografia |
| Français | orographie |
| Deutsch | Orographie |
| Italiano | orografia |
| Ελληνικά | ορογραφία orografía |
| Русский | орогра́фия orográfija |
noun the orographic features of a region
| Español | orografía |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 地形 dìxíng |
| Français | orographie |
| Italiano | orografia |
| Ελληνικά | ορογραφία orografía |
| Русский | орогра́фия orográfija, релье́ф relʹjéf |
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title = {orography},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/orography},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
