Definition of Orography. Meaning of Orography. Synonyms of Orography

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Definition of Orography

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Chorography
Chorography Cho*rog"ra*phy, n. [L. chorographia, Gr. ?; ? place + ? to describe.] the mapping or description of a region or district. The chorography of their provinces. --Sir T. Browne.
Horography
Horography Ho*rog"ra*phy, n. [Gr. ? hour + -graphy: cf. F. horographie.] 1. An account of the hours. --Chaucer. 2. The art of constructing instruments for making the hours, as clocks, watches, and dials.
Meteorography
Meteorography Me`te*or*og"ra*phy, n. [Meteor + -graphy.] The registration of meteorological phenomena.

Meaning of Orography from wikipedia

- Orography is the study of the topographic relief of mountains, and can more broadly include hills, and any part of a region's elevated terrain. Orography...
- Orography of Azerbaijan refers to the rocky, mountainous and elevated terrains in Azerbaijan. The tectonic structure is typical for the orography of the...
- or the Black Sea. Below, rivers are grouped by length, drainage area, orography and in alphabetical order. A list of border rivers is also given. Rivers...
- Jabal Hafeet (Arabic: جَبَل حَفِيْت, romanized: Jabal Ḥafīt, "Mount Hafeet"; variously transcribed Jabel or Jebal and Hafitliterally "empty mountain")...
- The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously...
- of the valleys of Douro, Esla, Órbigo, Pisuerga and Tormes. The scarce orography and the improvement of communications has favored the entry of technical...
- San Bartolomé de Tirajana is a village and a Spanish muni****lity in the south-eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in...
- Coicoyan de Las Flores is a town and muni****lity in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The muni****lity covers an area of 105.89 km² and is part of the Juxtlahuaca...
- Mazamitla (Spanish: [masa'mitla] ) is a town and muni****lity of the Mexican state of Jalisco. It is located 124 km south of Guadalajara in the Southeast...
- Tulum Muni****lity (Spanish: Municipio de Tulum, [muniˈsipjo ðe tuˈlum]) is one of the eleven muni****lities that make up the Mexican state of Quintana...