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Vinony

orographic

adjective

  1. pertaining to features and relative position of mountains
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s Proto-Italic *ōs Latin ōsder. English oro- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English orography Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English orographic From orography + -ic.

  1. Of or pertaining to the physical features of mountains, or to orography.
  2. Of or pertaining to the effects of mountains on weather.