orography
📖 Definitions
noun
The study of the physical geography of mountains, such as features, topographic relief, etc.
💬 Usage Examples
“Cloudbursts ... occur because of rapid lifting of the monsoon clouds by the steep orography of the region.” Steep Rise in Cases of Extreme Monsoon Rain; The Economic Times (New Delhi, India); Sep 18, 2012. “Harald to her was a great continent or an exotic wild beast.
The abrupt orography of his torso became irresistibly attractive to her.” Al Bas; Harald and the Holy Cross; Eloquent Books; 2008.