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o·rog·ra·phy  (ô-rgr-f)
n.
The study of the physical geography of mountains and mountain ranges.
oro·graphic (ôr-grfk, r-), oro·graphi·cal (--kl) adj.
oro·graphi·cal·ly adv.
orography, oreography
Physical Geography. the study of mountains and mountain systems. — orographic, oreographic, oreographical, orographical, adj.
See also: Mountains
the branch of physical geography that studies mountains and mountain systems. — orographic, orographical, adj.
See also: Geography
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Noun1.orography - the science of mountains
orology
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks


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In the lunar orography they have discerned some chains of mountains, which are chiefly distributed over the northern hemisphere.
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