Orology vs. Orography

Orologynoun

The study or science of mountains and their formation.

Orologynoun

The science or description of mountains.

Orologynoun

the science of mountains

Orographynoun

(geomorphology) the scientific study, or a physical description of mountains

Orographynoun

the orographic features of a region

Orographynoun

That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.

Orographynoun

the science of mountains

Orography

Orography (from the Greek όρος, hill, γραφία, to write) is the study of the topographic relief of mountains, and can more broadly include hills, and any part of a region's elevated terrain. Orography (also known as oreography, orology or oreology) falls within the broader discipline of geomorphology.