Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
orographic .
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- adjective Alternative form of
orographic .
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Examples
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Then an idiot or two points out that pumped storage is efficient failing to acknowledge that the orographical circumstances for such to be practical are actually quiterare.
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Over time, the early, regular layout of its nucleus became more irregular as it had to take account of the orographical features of the area.
The "cuadricula" 2008
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Then an idiot or two points out that pumped storage is efficient failing to acknowledge that the orographical circumstances for such to be practical are actually quiterare.
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Over time, the early, regular layout of its nucleus became more irregular as it had to take account of the orographical features of the area.
The "cuadricula" 2008
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As regards orographical features, much of the country is high plateau, with an average altitude of 3500 ft. above sea-level.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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It is owing to these leading orographical features -- divined by Carl Ritter, but only within the present day revealed by geographical research -- that so many of the great rivers of the old continent are comprised within the limits of the Russian empire.
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Sikhota-alin on the Pacific, and the volcanic chains of Kamchatka, they belong to quite another orographical world; they are the border-ridges of the terraces by which the great plateau-belt descends to the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
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He knew the orographical map of Europe as well as he knew his manual of navigation.
Round the World in Seven Days Herbert Strang
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Within this range are two great volcanic uplifts, two beautiful mountain peaks, crowned with perpetual snow -- the culminating orographical features of the Sierras, and the highest points in Mexico.
Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Martin [Editor] Hume 1919
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As we cross the coast-zone from Vera Cruz we are enabled to observe something of the orographical structure of the country and the agencies that have been at work.
Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Martin [Editor] Hume 1919
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