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...
- The following is a list of rivers in Switzerland: (> 100 km, only the length in Switzerland) Rhine - 375 km - 36,494 km2 Aare (or Aar) - 295 km - 17,779 km2...
- are Axtel, Maxcom, Alestra, Marcatel, AT&T Mexico. Because of Mexican orography, providing a landline telephone service at remote mountainous areas is...
- The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously...
- Pouilly-Fumé is an appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for the dry sauvignon blanc white wine produced around Pouilly-sur-Loire, in the Nièvre département...
- 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...
- The geography of Mozambique consists mostly of coastal lowlands with uplands in its center and high plateaus in the northwest. There are also mountains...
- Magnetic Mountain, or Magnitnaya Mountain (obsolete name Atach, in Bashkir Әtәs), is a mountain on the eastern slope of the Southern Urals on the left...
- Angola's northwestern Zaire Province. Ortelius had no knowledge of the orography of Africa and drew fictitious courses for its rivers; his Congo upstream...