OROGRAPHIC

Meaning of OROGRAPHIC in English

|ōrə|grafik adjective

also oro·graph·i·cal -fə̇kəl

Etymology: oro- (I) + -graphic, -graphical

: of or relating to mountains especially with respect to their location, distribution, and accompanying phenomena

• oro·graph·i·cal·ly -fə̇k(ə)lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

OROGRAPHIC — also ~al adjective Date: circa 1803 of or relating to mountains
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OROGRAPHIC — (a.) Alt. of Orographical
Английский словарь Webster
OROGRAPHIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Orographical
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC — adjective also oro·graph·i·cal -fi-kəl Date: circa 1803 : of or relating to mountains ; especially : associated with or induced …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC — adj ·alt. of orographical.
Webster English vocab
OROGRAPHIC — [ ˌɒrə'grafɪk ] ■ adjective relating to mountains, especially as regards their position and form. ↘(of clouds or rainfall) resulting …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OROGRAPHIC — [oro.graph.ic] also oro.graph.i.cal adj (ca. 1803): of or relating to mountains; esp: associated with or induced by the presence of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OROGRAPHIC — / ˌɒrəˈgræfɪk; NAmE / adjective ( geology ) connected with mountains, especially with their position and shape
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC — Related to, or caused by, physical geography (such as mountains or sloping terrain).
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC — Related to, or caused by, physical geography (such as mountains or sloping terrain).
A Comprehensive English Glossary Of Weather
OROGRAPHIC — (геология) орографический
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OROGRAPHIC — a геол. орографический
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OROGRAPHIC — (a) орографический
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OROGRAPHIC — a геол. орографический
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
OROGRAPHIC — a геол. орографический
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OROGRAPHIC — гипсометрический орографический
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OROGRAPHIC — (геология) орографический
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OROGRAPHIC — adj. Pronunciation: ˌ o ̇ r- ə - ' gra-fik Variant: also oro · graph · i · cal \ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC RAIN — noun : the rain produced when a mountain deflects moisture-laden wind upward
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION — precipitation caused by the lifting of moist air over a mountain barrier. [ 1965-70 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC CLOUD — any cloud whose existence and form are largely controlled by the disturbed flow of air over and around mountains, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OROGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION — rain, snow, or other precipitation produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the …
Britannica English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC EFFECT — The effect that the varying topography has on atmospheric circulations. Deflection of air flow by mountains lifts air, resulting in …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL/SNOWFALL — For precipitation to occur, other conditions being satisfied (i.e. enough humidity, required temperature structure, sufficient depth of cloud etc.), there …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
OROGRAPHIC LIFTING — Where the flow of air is forced up and over barriers such as highlands or mountains. Moist air being forced …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
OROGRAPHICAL — adjective see: orographic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OROGRAPHICALLY — adverb see orographic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OROGRAPHICAL — adjective see orographic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OROGRAPHY — — orographic /awr'euh graf"ik, or'euh-/ , orographical , adj. — orographically , adv. /aw rog"reuh fee, oh rog"-/ , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OROGRAPHICAL — see orographic
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAIN SHADOW — lee side of an orographic (mountainous) barrier, which receives considerably less precipitation than the windward side. See orographic precipitation.
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOUD — any visible mass of water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of both that is suspended in the air, usually …
Britannica English vocabulary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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