orographyn.

Brit.

/ɒˈrɒɡrəfi/,

/əˈrɒɡrəfi/,

/ɔːˈrɒɡrəfi/, U.S.

/ɔˈrɑɡrəfi/

Forms: 1700s– orography, 1800s oreography.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oro- comb. form¹, -graphy comb. form.

Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -graphy comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin orographia (1702 or earlier), German Orographie (1790 or earlier), French orographie (1823), Italian orografia (1829). Compare also post-classical Latin oreographia (1716–18 or earlier), German †Oreographie (1852 or earlier), and French †oréographie (1868 or earlier). Compare earlier orographic adj., orographical adj.

The study or description of mountains; the branch of physical geography concerned with the formation and features of mountains. Also: the orographic features of a region.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > features

orography1792

the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > [noun] > physical geography > topology or topography > mountains

orology1780

orography1792

montology1977

1792 Analyt. Rev. Feb. 231 Orography of the Northwest Middlemountain in Bohemia.

1805 Monthly Rev. Jan. 3 He is more in his own element, when he proceeds to delineate the orography of the Taurida.

1853 E. Hitchcock Outl. Geol. Globe 10 A knowledge of the Hydrography of a country aids as much in determining its geology as does its Orography,—that is, a description of its mountains.

1865 Sat. Rev. 11 Feb. 163 He has made an addition to oreography.

1873 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 29 382 The general circumstances of climate and orography are fairly similar throughout the great Alpine chain.

1881 A. de S. Pinto How I crossed Afr. II. i. 107 The oreography of that region.

1955 W. J. Saucier Princ. Meteorol. Anal. x. 304/1 Local circulations due to convection or orography may..cause discrepancy between local winds and the flow pattern of the surroundings.

1975 Weather 30 141 Orography has the main influence in mountainous regions while the latitude effect is most important in regions with smooth orographies.

2001 Nature 15 Mar. 307/3 The gradual emergence of geology to amalgamate petrology, stratigraphy, orography, mineralogy and palaeontology.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orography
释义	orographyn. Brit. /ɒˈrɒɡrəfi/, /əˈrɒɡrəfi/, /ɔːˈrɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ɔˈrɑɡrəfi/ Forms: 1700s– orography, 1800s oreography. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oro- comb. form¹, -graphy comb. form. Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -graphy comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin orographia (1702 or earlier), German Orographie (1790 or earlier), French orographie (1823), Italian orografia (1829). Compare also post-classical Latin oreographia (1716–18 or earlier), German †Oreographie (1852 or earlier), and French †oréographie (1868 or earlier). Compare earlier orographic adj., orographical adj. The study or description of mountains; the branch of physical geography concerned with the formation and features of mountains. Also: the orographic features of a region. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > features orography1792 the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > [noun] > physical geography > topology or topography > mountains orology1780 orography1792 montology1977 1792 Analyt. Rev. Feb. 231 Orography of the Northwest Middlemountain in Bohemia. 1805 Monthly Rev. Jan. 3 He is more in his own element, when he proceeds to delineate the orography of the Taurida. 1853 E. Hitchcock Outl. Geol. Globe 10 A knowledge of the Hydrography of a country aids as much in determining its geology as does its Orography,—that is, a description of its mountains. 1865 Sat. Rev. 11 Feb. 163 He has made an addition to oreography. 1873 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 29 382 The general circumstances of climate and orography are fairly similar throughout the great Alpine chain. 1881 A. de S. Pinto How I crossed Afr. II. i. 107 The oreography of that region. 1955 W. J. Saucier Princ. Meteorol. Anal. x. 304/1 Local circulations due to convection or orography may..cause discrepancy between local winds and the flow pattern of the surroundings. 1975 Weather 30 141 Orography has the main influence in mountainous regions while the latitude effect is most important in regions with smooth orographies. 2001 Nature 15 Mar. 307/3 The gradual emergence of geology to amalgamate petrology, stratigraphy, orography, mineralogy and palaeontology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1792
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