orography

noun

orog·ra·phy | \ ȯ-ˈrä-grə-fē

Definition of orography

: a branch of physical geography that deals with mountains

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The tricky orography narrows the options for safe landing-approaches, meaning that Santa Lucía’s new runways wouldn’t arithmetically increase traffic capacity because flight paths would overlap with Benito Juárez. — Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, "Mexico’s Democracy Test," 25 Nov. 2018 From the measurements taken during the field trip with Ms. Ermirio, the students will design a three-dimensional orography of the area. — Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, "To Save Its Cliffside Towns, Italy Revives the Art of Terracing," 6 June 2017

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