chorography
cho·rog·ra·phy
noun \kə-ˈrä-grə-fē\Definition of CHOROGRAPHY
1
: the art of describing or mapping a region or district
2
: a description or map of a region; also : the physical conformation and features of such a region
— cho·rog·ra·pher \-grə-fər\ noun
— cho·ro·graph·ic \ˌkȯr-ə-ˈgra-fik, ˌkär-\ adjective
Examples of CHOROGRAPHY
- <a detailed map of the region's chorography>
Origin of CHOROGRAPHY
Latin chorographia, from Greek chōrographia, from chōros place + -graphia -graphy
First Known Use: 1559
Related to CHOROGRAPHY
- Synonyms
- geography, geomorphology, landscape, terrain, topography
Rhymes with CHOROGRAPHY
autography, cacography, cartography, chronography, cosmography, cryptography, demography, discography, ethnography, filmography, geography, holography, lithography, lymphography, mammography, mythography, nomography, orthography, phonography, photography, pictography, planography, pornography, reprography, sonography, stenography, thermography, tomography, topography, typography, venography, xerography, xylography
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